Cardiac Nursing
A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease
- 1st Edition - August 8, 2007
- Latest edition
- Authors: Debra K. Moser, Barbara Riegel
- Language: English
Cardiac Nursing: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease is the only comprehensive text available for cardiac nurses. This brand-new reference emphasizes both evidence-based… Read more
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Cardiac Nursing: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease is the only comprehensive text available for cardiac nurses. This brand-new reference emphasizes both evidence-based practice and hands-on care in a high-tech, high-touch approach that meets the high-stakes needs of cardiac and critical care nurses. What's more, the book makes the material easily accessible by using clear language, straightforward text, and plenty of illustrations, lists, and tables. This book is the third in a series of companion texts for Braunwald's Heart Disease and the first specifically for nurses.
- Authored by the widely published, well-known co-editors of The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing--two leaders in cardiac nursing.
- Endorsed by the authors of Braunwald's Heart Disease, including Eugene Braunwald, the physician considered by many to be the "father of modern cardiology."
- Evidence-based Practice boxes highlight research-supported advances in knowledge and care practices.
- Conundrum boxes helps readers hone their critical thinking skills by tackling tough questions for which there may be no easy answers.
- Technology boxes keeps readers up to date with the latest technological advances.
- Genetics boxes helps readers understand connections between genes and heart disease.
- Pharmacology tables present important drug-related information at a glance.
- A guide to cardiac abbreviations and acronyms gives nurses quick access to essential information.
Cardiac Nurses: all nurses who care for, or direct the care of, cardiac patients, including bedside and advanced practice nurses, who work in a variety of settings caring for cardiac patients from in-hospital intensive care to outpatient clinics to hospice.
Part I: Foundations of Cardiac Care1. Cardiac Nursing Today: Evidence-Based Practice2. Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Disease3. Epidemiology of Heart Failure4. Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System5. Cardiovascular Physiology: The Myocardium6. Adaptations to and During Exercise7. Regulation of Blood Pressure and Cardiac Output8. Systemic and Pulmonary Circulation9. Inflammation10. Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis11. Central and Autonomic Nervous System and the Heart12. Nutrition13. Genetic and Environmental Basis of Cardiac Disease14. Impact of Aging on Cardiac Function15. Impact of Cardiac Disease on Psychological State16. Impact of Cardiac Disease on the Family17. Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Cardiac Disease18. Impact of Cardiac Disease on SexualityPart II: Core Competencies of Clinicians Practicing Across the Continuum of Care19. Multidisciplinary Versus Interdisciplinary Care20. Nurses in the Emergency Department21. Nurses in Intensive Care22. Nurses in Telemetry and Step-Down23. Perioperative Nursing Care24. Nurses in Outpatient Clinics25. Cardiac Rehabilitation26. Nurses in Home Care27. Nurses in Hospice and Palliative Care28. Nurses in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory29. Nurse’s Role in Exercise Testing and Noninvasive Imaging30. Contributions of Clinical Pharmacologists31. Contribution of Clinical PsychologistsPart III: Risk Factor Modification in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention32. Primary Prevention in Childhood33. Smoking34. Dyslipidemia35. Hypertension36. Obesity37. Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes38. Sedentary Lifestyle39. Stress40. Impact of Depression on Cardiac Disease41. Impact of Anxiety on Cardiac Disease42. Relationship Between Social Support and Cardiac Disease43. Emerging and Novel Risk FactorsPart IV: Cardiac Conditions44. Nursing Assessment in the Inpatient Setting45. Nursing Assessment in the Outpatient Setting46. Electrocardiography: Normal ECG47. Electrocardiography: Abnormal ECG48. Dysrhythmia Monitoring and Recognition49. ST-Segment Monitoring50. Hemodynamic Monitoring51. Patient Delay in Seeking Treatment for Cardiac Symptoms52. Women and Cardiovascular Disease53. Chest Pain54. Dyspnea55. Fatigue56. Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndrome57. Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome58. Care of Patients Undergoing Fibrinolytic Therapy and Percutaneous CoronaryIntervention59. Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction60. Care of Patients with Sudden Death, Cardiac Arrest, and Life-ThreateningDysrhythmias61. Care of Patients with Implanted Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices62. Pathophysiology of Heart Failure63. Care of Patients with Acute Heart Failure64. Care of Patients with Chronic Heart Failure65. Care of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery66. Care of Patients with Circulatory Assist Devices67. Care of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Transplantation68. Care of Patients with Cardiac Trauma69. Care of Patients with Acquired Valvular Heart Disease70. Care of Children with Heart Disease71. Care of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease72. Care of Patients with Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis73. Care of Patients with Endocarditis74. Care of Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease75. Care of Patients with Pericardial Diseases76. Care of Patients with StrokePart V: Using Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Outcomes in Outpatient Settings77. Management of Dyslipidemia78. Management of Hypertension79. Management of Heart Failure80. Cardiac Rehabilitation81. Home Health Care82. Hospice and Palliative Care83. Optimal Patient Education and Counseling84. Promoting AdherencePart VI: Interactions Between the Heart and Other Systems85. Diabetes and the Cardiovascular System86. Renal Disorders and the Cardiovascular System87. Pulmonary Disorders and the Cardiovascular System88. Neurological Disorders and the Cardiovascular System89. Rheumatic Diseases and the Cardiovascular System90. Pregnancy and the Cardiovascular System
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 8, 2007
- Language: English
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Debra K. Moser
Affiliations and expertise
Editor, The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Professor and Gill Chair of Nursing, University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, KYBR
Barbara Riegel
Affiliations and expertise
Editor, The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA