Cardiac Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is a comprehensive reference text which covers all areas of cardiac care that nurses need to know about. As well as the clinical conditions and syndromes, it covers health promotion and rehabilitation. Nursing care in relation to a variety of specific conditions is discussed together with current changes and management in cardiac care provision. Contributions come from clinical experts across the sub-specialties, and the book is richly illustrated including a colour plate section. Content completely revised and updated including the latest evidence base and clinical guidelines. Three new chapters on: hypertension, physiological assessment and palliative care. Additional material on Evolve including heart sounds for clinical assessment and useful web links.

Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Epidemiology, health promotion and living with heart disease
The sociological and human impact of coronary heart disease	p. 3
Health promotion	p. 17
Cardiac rehabilitation	p. 43
Cardiac structure and function
The applied anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system	p. 55
Clinical assessment
Physical assessment of the cardiac patient	p. 81
Clinical observation and monitoring devices	p. 99
The ECG: its role and practical application	p. 129
Interpreting arterial blood gases	p. 151
Diagnostic procedures	p. 159
Electrophysiology studies and cardioversion	p. 183
Cardiac conditions
Coronary heart disease: stable angina and acute coronary syndromes	p. 209
Chronic heart failure	p. 269
Inherited cardiac diseases: the cardiomyopathies and the channelopathies	p. 299
Congenital heart disease in adults	p. 335
Valve disorders	p. 357
Infective endocarditis	p. 383
Aortic aneurysm	p. 397
Pericarditis and myocarditis	p. 407
The Marfan syndrome	p. 417
Management of care
Management issues in hypertension	p. 433
Augmenting the cardiac output in adults	p. 447
The pharmacological management of the cardiac patient	p. 463
Care of patients requiring cardiac pacing	p. 483
Nursing management of the cardiac surgical patient	p. 517
Cardiac transplantation	p. 551
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults	p. 569
Management and support of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators	p. 585
Complementary therapies for cardiac health	p. 597
Professional issues in cardiac care
Ethical issues in cardiac care	p. 617
The future of cardiac nursing	p. 631
Index	p. 641
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