Health Professional Radio - Podcast

Heart failure (HF) accounts for nearly 2 hospitalizations every minute in the U.S.  Beth Davidson, a HF nurse practitioner in Nashville, TN, and President of the American Association of HF Nurses discusses HF, symptoms, the seriousness of HF hospitalization, and treatment and lifestyle tips that may help patients or a loved one manage the condition. She is joined by Kim , who at 32 was shocked to be diagnosed with HF.  She is now 53 and shares her story and how she is successfully managing her HF today. Beth Davidson, DNP, ACNP, CHFN, CCRN, FHFSA. Beth Towery Davidson is Director of the Heart Failure Disease Management Program at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She is also adjunct faculty for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She has more than 20 years’ experience in cardiac and critical care nursing, and has worked as a clinical nurse specialist, heart transplant coordinator, and nurse practitioner providing care to patients with cardiac diagnoses. She has published and p