This course for healthcare professionals describes the national burden of heart failure (HF) and discusses the clinical manifestations and complications from chronic heart failure (CHF) as well as appropriate patient management. A comprehensive review of HF stages and goals for preventing HF exacerbations are reviewed. The course concludes with how health care professionals should deliver comprehensive education to people with CHF to positively impact the readmission rates due to this debilitating condition.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
AdventHealth University Division – echelon® is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
echelon® is an approved CE provider by the Florida Board of Nursing.
AdventHealth University Division echelon is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider Number CPE16352.
NOTE for Imaging: This activity may be available in multiple formats or from different sponsors; individuals may not repeat and report a self-learning activity for credit twice in the same biennium. You must be licensed in the state of Florida to report an activity that is only approved by the state. If this activity is also approved by an organization that ARRT has approved to evaluate CE, select that organization’s name, as opposed to the state licensing agency name.
Revisioning Author: M. Julie Talmadge, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, APPD
Dr. Talmadge is a family nurse practitioner with over 18 years of experience as a nurse practitioner. Her most recent clinical experience was in acute care working with a surgical residency program in Orlando, Florida. In 2013 she was awarded her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Florida in Gainesville. She currently is the Accredited Provider Program Director with echelon, Continuing Education and Professional Development, a Division of AdventHealth University. Dr. Talmadge is a member of the Central Florida Advanced Nursing Practice Council. She served on the Florida Board of Nursing, as appointed by the Governor (term 2018 - 2021). She has been adjunct faculty at the University of Central Florida and has precepted graduate nurse practitioner students.
Disclosures
*There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of this activity.
Deborah Torres-Logan, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC
Ms. Deborah Torres-Logan is an adult nurse practitioner and works in the office setting seeing vascular patients. She graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL with her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. She graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL with her Master of Science in Nursing degree and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. She graduated from Florida Hospital College of Health Science in Orlando, FL with her Associate of Science in Nursing degree. She is a former Instructor of Nursing at Adventist Health University. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse practitioners and the International Nursing Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). She was the president of the Nursing Honor Society at Advent Health University in 2014-2015. During her presidency, the nursing honor society applied to become a chapter of STTI and was approved. She is a peer-reviewer for the Journal of American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She has been on clinical mission trips to Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Disclosures
*There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of this activity.
New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Nursing) - Provider # 50-4008
121 S Fruit St, Concord
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-2152
https://www.nh.gov/
American Healthcare Radiology Administrators/ Florida Dept. of Health Bureau of Radiation Control (AHRA/FLDOH-BRC) - Provider # FLDOH-BRC 3201064
2001 K Street, NW
Suite 300 North
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 800-334-2472
https://www.ahra.com
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) - Provider # P0348
Suite 400
8515 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3492
Phone: 800-284-2378
https://www.nursingworld.org
New Hampshire Board of Nursing (APRN) (APRN) - Provider # 50-4008
121 S Fruit St
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-2152
https://www.nh.gov/
Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ARSBN) - Provider # 50-4008
1123 South University Ave
#800
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-686-2700
https://www.arsbn.org/
Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ARSBN) - 2/28/2026
CE Credits: 0.75, Category: General
CE Credits: 0.25, Category: Pharmacology
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certified Nurse Midwife
Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Nursing) (ARSBN) - Provider # 50-4008
1123 South University Ave
#800
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-686-2700
https://www.arsbn.org
California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN) - Provider # CEP16352
PO Box 944210
Sacramento, California 94244-2100
Phone: 916-574-7718
http://www.rn.ca.gov/
District of Columbia Board of Nursing (NCSBN) (DC BON) - Provider # 50-4008
899 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 877-672-2174
https://dchealth.dc.gov/bon
District of Columbia Board of Nursing (NCSBN) (DC BON) - 2/28/2026
Contact Hours: 1.00, Category: General
Registered Nurse (Clinical Nurse Midwife)
Registered Nurse (Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse (Registered Nurse Anesthetist)
Florida Board of Nursing (FBN) (FBN) - Provider # 50-4008
4052 Bald Cypress Way
BIN C-02
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3252
Phone: 850-245-4444
https://floridasnursing.gov/
Florida Board of Nursing (FBN) (FBN) - 2/28/2026
Contact Hours: 1.00, Category: General
Registered Nurse
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Certified Nursing Assistants
Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) - Provider # 50-4008
312 Whittington Pkwy
# 300
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: 502-429-3300
https://kbn.ky.gov
Kentucky Board of Nursing - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (KBN) - Provider # 50-4008
312 Whittington Pkwy
# 300
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: 15024293300
https://kbn.ky.gov
Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) - Provider # 50-4008
900 SW Jackson
Landon State Office Building, Suite 1051
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785-296-4929
https://ksbn.kansas.gov/
Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) - 2/28/2026
CE Credits: 1.00, Category: General
Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nurse Midwife
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Michigan State Board of Nursing (MSBN) - 2/28/2026
Contact Hours: 1.00, Category: General
Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse Special Volunteer
Licensed Practical Nurse Special Volunteer
Mississippi Board of Nursing (MSBN) - Provider # 50-4008
713 S. Pear Orchard Road
Suite 300
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: 601-957-6300
https://www.msbn.ms.gov/
North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) - Provider # 50-4008
919 S. 7th Street
Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: 701-328-9777
https://www.ndbon.org
North Dakota Board of Nursing - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (NDBON) - Provider # 50-4008
919 S. 7th Street
Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: 7013289777
https://www.ndbon.org
New Mexico Board of Nursing (Advanced) (NMBON) - Provider # 50-4008
6301 Indian School Rd NE
Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 505-841-8340
https://nmbon.sks.com
New Mexico Board of Nursing (Advanced) (NMBON) - 2/28/2026
Contact Hours: 0.75, Category: General
Contact Hours: 0.25, Category: Pharmacology
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Nurse Specialist
New Mexico Board of Nursing - RN/LPN (NMBON)
6301 Indian School Rd NE
Suite 710
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
Phone: 505-841-8340
https://nmbon.sks.com
South Carolina Board of Nursing (SCLLR) (SCLLR) - Provider # 50-4008
110 Centerview Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Phone: 803-896-4550
https://llr.sc.gov/
Wyoming State Board of Nursing (WSBN) - Provider # 50-4008
130 Hobbs Ave
Suite B
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307)777-7601
https://wsbn.wyo.gov/
Wyoming State Board of Nursing (WSBN) - 2/28/2026
CE Credits: 1.00, Category: General
Certified Nurse Midwife
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Specialist
Certified Nursing Assistant
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses (WV RN Board) - Provider # 50-4008
90 MacCorkle Ave. SW
Suite 203
South Charleston, WV 25303
Phone: 304-744-0900
https://wvrnboard.wv.gov/
Completion Requirements: To receive continuing education credit commensurate with the credit awarded for this on-line activity, the participant must:
- View all modules and cases studies.
- Participate and pass all Self-Checks and Post Test(s).
- Complete and submit the on-line evaluation.
Certificates of Completion: will be available to print immediately upon finishing the completion requirements. You are encouraged to print and save your certificate for your portfolio as required by your licensing body. Interdisciplinary accredited activities, activities having multiple accreditors, will be listed individually on the Certificate of Completion.
Non-Endorsement of Products: echelon®, as an accredited provider, has demonstrated proficient experience and viable resources to provide for valid and reliable evaluation of CE activities. The accuracy of the facts and opinions contained in this activity are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of echelon® or its sponsors. Practitioners should consult primary resources, state regulations, and their healthcare facility policies and procedures for specific application of said content to their local situation. echelon® does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company neither referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to this activity. All information contained in this activity is for educational purposes only.
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*There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of this activity.