Cardiovascular Nursing (Paperback)

Cardiovascular nursing is the care of patients with coronary artery disease and other types of cardiovascular diseases. In planning interventions, nurses who engage in cardiovascular nursing practice must take into account related physiological, social and behavioural problems.

This book is specially prepared for the nurses, who already have a basic nursing education and are employed in cardiology and allied units. It may be used as a self learning package for nurses who have a keen interest to strengthen their knowledge in preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative care of patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardio-vascular diseases.

Salient Features
* Discusses how to recognise and manage problems, both physiological and psychological, of patients with coronary artery disease.
* Provides knowledge about preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative care of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
* Explains procedures to approach cardiac patients from a nursing stand-point and incorporates our philosophy of patient care.
* Illustrates with easy-to-understand diagrams which enliven the text.

Table of Contents
1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
2. Nursing History and Physical Assessment
3. Arrhythmia Classification
4. Cardiovascular Pharmacology
5. Myocardial Infarction
6. Electrocardiography (ECG)
7. Critical Care Nursing
8. Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
9. Respiratory Assessment