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Cardiothoracic surgical nursing / Carl Margereson, Jillian Riley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Margereson, Carl.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chest--Surgery--Nursing.
- Chest.
- Heart--Surgery--Nursing.
- Heart.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, OX ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, c2003.
- Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cardiothoracic nursing has undergone great change over the last decade. With the continuing improvement of surgical techniques, pharmacology and pre- and post-operative care, there have been many new initiatives and innovations in the nature and practice of this specialised sector of nursing. Rehabilitation and patient education are to name but a few of the areas where exciting new challenges and opportunities for cardiothoracic nurses have opened up. This book is a definitive and accessible text for cardiothoracic nurses.
- Contents:
- The development of cardiothoracic surgical nursing
- Epidemiology of cardiac and respiratory diseases
- Applied respiratory and cardiac physiology
- Pre-operative preparation
- Intraoperative issues
- Post-operative care following cardiothoracic surgery
- Returning home.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611319229
- 9781281319227
- 1281319228
- 9780470709306
- 0470709308
- 9780470774441
- 0470774444
- 9780470777442
- 0470777443
- OCLC:
- 214281417
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