A Nurse's Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients

Publisher: Wiley Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: 2007-04-20 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470019956 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470019955 Binding: Paperback Product Description: Cardiac intervention is a fast expanding field of medicine that is reducing the need for cardiac surgery. A Nurse's Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients will enable nurses to fully prepare their patients and families for various cardiac intervention procedures. Coverage includes: * Explanations of what the heart condition is and how the procedure may relieve that condition * Descriptions of what the patient can expect to happen before, during and after the procedure * What nurses should observe for post procedure, and how to address any complications that may occur * Guidelines for discharge advice * Outlines for a pre and post care plan for each procedure – based on the latest research and experience. nursing-cardiac_intervention.pdf