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Description: Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing is an evidence-based foundation for care of the patient during the vulnerable period immediately following cardiac surgery. A comprehensive resource, this text serves as a building block for nurses beginning to care for cardiac surgery patients, as well as a source of advanced knowledge for nurses who have mastered the essential basic skills. It addresses significant changes in cardiac surgery and the nursing responsibilities to meet the needs of these acutely ill patients, as well as advances and strategies to optimize patient outcomes in this dynamic field
The perfect study aid for those readers preparing for the AACN’s Cardiac Surgery Certification, this book features critical thinking questions, multiple-choice self assessment questions, Web resources, clinical inquiry boxes, and case studies
Contents : Chapter 1: Clinical Judgment in Critical Care by Susan K. Chase • Chapter 2: Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology by Susan K. Chase • Chapter 3: Indications for Cardiac Surgery by Kristine J. Peterson • Chapter 4: Preoperative Cardiac Surgery Nursing Evaluation by Roberta Kaplow, Sonya R. Hardin, Brenda Hardin-Wike, and Timothy E. McMurry • Chapter 5: Heart Valve Surgery by Catherine Drumm and Kristine J. Peterson • Chapter 6: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery by Jenniffer Hughes and Kirsten Platt • Chapter 7: Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass by Julie Miller • Chapter 8: Recovery from Anesthesia by Toni Patrice Johnson • Chapter 9: Hemodynamic Monitoring by Mary Zeilinger • Chapter 10: Intra-aortic Balloon Pump by Barbara Hutton-Borghardt • Chapter 11: Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiac Surgery by Mary Jane Bowles • Chapter 12: Pharmacologic Support Following Cardiac Surgery by Timothy E.Mc Murry Roberta Kaplow and Sonya R.Hardin • Chapter 13: Postoperative Complications of Cardiac Surgery and Nursing Interventions by Beverly Jones • Chapter 14: Pain Management By Susan Lynch • Chapter 15: Postoperative Dysrhythmias by Roberta Kaplow and Dawn B. Adams • Chapter 16: Neurologic Complications. by Myra F. Ellis • Chapter 17: Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances Following Cardiac Surgery by Carol Isaac MacKusick • Chapter 18: Wound Care by Mary Zeilinger and Vicki Morelock • Chapter 19: Bridge to Transplant and Cardiac Transplantation by Rachel S. Ball, Kathy Halabicky, Laurie Hartman, Erin Lindstrom, and Tracey RomansISBN - 9789380108780
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Pages : 472
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