Approaches to nurse education and competence development in remote telemonitoring of heart failure patients with implanted heart devices in Italy: a cause for concern.

An editorial is presented which discusses need for continuous professional development (CPD), and postgraduate education for cardiac nurses in order to meet evolving medical and technical environment. Topics include challenges faced by cardiac nurses in dealing with telemonitoring of patients with implanted cardiac devices; initiatives taken by the Council of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), for improving clinical practice; and need for well-defined education for nurses.