.svg){kind=icon}
.svg){kind=icon}
.png)
.svg){kind=icon}
Cardiac Nursing
.jpg)
Title Details
7th Ed.
2021 © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN-13: 978-1-9751-0632-4
eISBN-13: 978-1-9751-0634-8
Nursing, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Evidence Based Medicine
Additional Details
Need to develop strong cardiac nursing skills or advance your practice to a higher level? The newly updated Cardiac Nursing, 7th Edition is the gold standard reference and on-the-unit resource, offering crucial guidance and direction for nurses looking to provide up-to-date, evidence-based cardiac care.
Designed for both new and experienced nurses, this is top-level, expert direction on developing care plans, performing assessments, interpreting labs, diagnosis, and more, making this the vital road map to safe, positive cardiac patient outcomes.
Features:Delve into the seasoned expertise of this primary reference for cardiac nursing:
- • NEW and updated easy-to-read content that reflects the newest developments and best practices in cardiac nursing.
- • NEW chapters include: Women and Heart Disease; Palliative Care in Cardiology; Quality, Economics and Policy in Cardiovascular Care; and Advanced Practice Cardiac Nursing.
- • NEW four-color design aids visual comprehension.
- • Chapter features include: Objectives, Clinical Questions and Key Questions, Key Takeaways, Case-Based Learning, ready-to-reference tables, figures, algorithms, and more.
- • Case Studies in each chapter – assist in developing critical thinking and clinical decision-making.
- • Checklists for basic cardiac care skills – taking accurate blood pressure measurement, developing care plans, patient teaching, and more.
- • Quick-reference tables that emphasize important concepts.
- • Lists the Standards of Cardiovascular Nursing Practice – assessment, diagnosis, outcomes Identification, planning, coordination of care, health promotion, consultation, ethics, and more.
- • Sections offer specific guidance on different aspects of care:
o Fundamentals of Cardiac Nursing – includes cardiac anatomy and physiology, systemic and pulmonary circulation and oxygen delivery, regulation of cardiac output and blood pressure.
o Evaluation of the Heart and Heart Disease – includes history and physical exam, lab studies, radiologic exam, electrocardiography and cardiac rhythm, cardiac stress testing, and more.
o Risk Assessment and Prevention of Heart Disease – includes psychosocial risk factors, obesity overview, exercise and activity, smoking cessation and effective treatment, hypertension, diabetes and more.
o Pathophysiology and Management of Heart Disease – includes ischemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, valvular heart disease, adult congenital heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and more.
o Expanding the role of the Cardiac Nurse – therapeutic intervention; disease management; global and population health; quality, policy, and economics of cardiovascular care; leadership and team-based care. - • Excellent teaching tool for training new cardiac nurses.
Similar Resources
The Power of A Digital Library
TDS Health titles provide the latest healthcare information in a customizable and convenient format. STAT!Ref goes where you go, accessible by desktop, laptop, wireless or web-enabled mobile devices. Harness the power of learning in you hands.
