A Nurse’s Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients

Cardiac intervention is a fast expanding field of medicine that is reducing the need for cardiac surgery. <i>A Nurse’s Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients</i> will enable nurses to fully prepare their patients and families for various cardiac intervention procedures. <p><b>Coverage includes:</b></p> <ul> <li>Explanations of what the heart condition is and how the procedure may relieve that condition</li> <li>Descriptions of what the patient can expect to happen before, during and after the procedure</li> <li>What nurses should observe for post procedure, and how to address any complications that may occur</li> <li>Guidelines for discharge advice</li> <li>Outlines for a pre and post care plan for each procedure – based on the latest research and experience. </li> </ul> <p>Nurses will find the book informative on common interventional procedures, but it is also designed as a tool to be dipped into when caring for patients with more unusual procedures. This practical book includes chapters on: cardiac catheterisation; percutaneous coronary intervention; percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty; removal of femoral sheaths; cardioversion; temporary and permanent pacemakers.</p>