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Heart failure is such a prevalent part of health care today. With Covid-19 in existence, we are seeing more and more heart related admissions. By adding care of the heart failure patient to our curriculum, we will be able to support new nurses and create a strong foundation. The more education we can offer to heart failure patients, the more the patient will be able to manage their health at home and avoid unnecessary readmissions. Arming students with the information to provide evidence-based education to homebound heart failure patients will assist in helping patients to manage their symptoms at home. Keeping up with the times and providing the education that is much needed for patients will be the change needed to assist in educating the community while preparing our students. Many hospital physicians I spoke with believe that patients and the community will benefit by additional education and help to keep heart failure patients out of the hospital. Many patients are lacking in the education to help effectively manage their own symptoms at home. Managing these symptoms is a lifestyle change and every heart failure patient is different with the level of education that they have about heart failure. Providing additional education to heart failure patients and giving them educational resources to use as references will help to open the lines of communication and assist the heart failure patient in managing their symptoms on their own. Community population nurses have a huge impact on the outcomes of patients and their families regarding their health. Opening the lines of communication. Need Assignment Help?