A Nurse-Led Weight Monitoring Intervention For Heart Failure Quality of LIfe and Self-Care

The Wake and Weigh tool includes the patient's dry weight and instructions for daily weight monitoring. Participants in the intervention group will be instructed on the use of the tool. While in the hospital, weight is being managed by the healthcare team, so the goal during hospitalization is to educate the patient on what to do once discharged, and to recognize changes in weight.

The usual care group will receive the heart failure handbook that is routinely given to heart failure patients.