Tanya Hodge

Fast Facts for the Cardiac Surgery Nurse, Third Edition

Caring for Cardiac Surgery Patients

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This concise clinical guide provides nurses who care for cardiac patients with speedy access to information and guidelines they need to know and use daily. Heavily updated with the newest clinical practice information, the third edition emphasizes postoperative complications and the nursing interventions designed to prevent and treat them. It includes updated coverage of risk factors for stroke and congenital heart disease and discusses new antithrombotics and antiplatelet medications. Bulleted information, brief paragraphs, boxed indicators highlighting key information, and Fast Facts boxes are included in each chapter. The book's consistent organization facilitates quick access to information on equipment, procedures, and pre- and postop specialty care. Ideal for new graduates and nurses considering a switch to cardiac care and critical care, this resource reinforces existing knowledge and provides a foundation for developing additional skills.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 256g
• ISBN-13: 9780826136497
• ISBN-10: 0826136494
• Artikelnr.: 56718781

Autorenporträt

Tanya Hodge, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN, is a cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist, certified critical care nurse, and certified neuroscience registered nurse.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Disease and Valve Disease and the Need
for Heart Surgery
2. Diagnostic Tests
3. Preparing a Patient for Cardiac Surgery
4. Cardiopulmonary Bypass
5. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
6. Valve Surgery
7. Other Surgical Treatments
8. Off-Pump Surgeries and Minimally Invasive Techniques
9. The First Few Hours: Initial Recovery
10. Complications: Initial Postoperative Period
11. Transition to Intermediate Care
12. Extended Recovery Timelines
13. Complications: Extended Recovery Period
14. Stroke
15. Discharge and Rehabilitation
Index