Cardiac nursing / [edited by] Susan L. Woods [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Woods, Susan L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart--Diseases--Nursing.

Heart.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1048 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Now thoroughly updated with current, evidence-based material, Cardiac Nursing is recognized as "The Red Reference Book" for nurses caring for patients who have, or are at risk for developing, cardiac diseases. Organized within the framework of the nursing process, this comprehensive clinical reference provides complete information on the assessment, pathophysiology, management, and prevention of heart diseases and details the rationale and evidence for interventions. This edition has seven brand-new chapters on inflammation, atherosclerosis, genetics, heart rate variability, complementary and alternative medicine, disease management models, and nuclear and other scans. Boxes of evidence-based content have been added within chapters where appropriate.

Contents:

part I. Anatomy and physiology

part II. Physiologic and pathologic responses

part III. Assessment of heart disease

part IV. Pathophysiology and management of heart disease

part V. Health promotion and disease prevention.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4511-6548-X

OCLC:

923528926