A provider's overall perception of their heart failure knowledge can influence their willingness to teach necessary principles to patients, leading to better or worse patient outcomes . Conversely, if the provider believes they have mastery of heart failure principles, they will be more willing to share this knowledge, which will result in better outcomes for patients. The same goes for the patient's knowledge of self-care. If patients know their self-care needs, outcomes will be better. On the contrary, if they lack knowledge, the results will be poor, which will lead to an increase in hospitals