Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Easy! UK edition

ISBN-13: 9781901831146 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 352 str.

Christine Carline

Opis

Cardiovascular care is one of the most demanding and complex areas of nursing practice. The wide-ranging, accessible and attractive pedagogy of Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Easy helps student nurses to achieve a thorough understanding of this subject.Adapted for the UK, this book is packed with illustrations, chapter overviews, memory joggers and quick quizzes, which help to bring together the broad base of knowledge, whilst targeting key information within this difficult topic, providing what the learner nurse needs to be confident in their cardiovascular care.Drawing on current UK guidance, Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Easy is rooted soundly in current standards of practice, making it an essential resource for any nurse new to the field of cardiovascular care in the UK, as well as those wishing to refresh their knowledge.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements iv

Foreword: What’s in it for me? v

Advisory board to the US edition vii

1 Anatomy and physiology 1

2 Assessment 18

3 Prevention and risk reduction 42

4 Diagnostic tests and procedures 54

5 Degenerative disorders 90

6 Arrhythmias 119

7 Treatments 198

8 Infl ammatory and valvular disorders 242

9 Vascular disorders 263

10 Emergencies and complications 279

Practice makes perfect 302

Glossary 319

Selected references 320

Index 322