Cardiac Care: An Introductory Text - Softcover

Jones, Ian D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861564716 ISBN 13: 9781861564719

Publisher: Wiley, 2006

Synopsis

Cardiac Care provides a quick and simple reference guide for clinicians to enable them to provide effective and evidence-based practice in cardiac care. This book recognizes that most people suffering from chronic heart disease are cared for outside specialist coronary care units and it is very difficult for clinicians new to cardiac care to ensure an adequate knowledge base in all areas.  As such, a wide variety of nurses and other health professionals require a comprehensive, accessible resource to understand this disease.  This book is written by experienced clinicians who are able to take the reader step-by-step through the patient journey, providing an overview of the fundamental aspects of cardiac care.

About this title

About the Author

Ian Jones, President, British Association for Nursing in Cardiac Care and Lecturer in Cardiac Nursing, University of Salford, UK.

From the Back Cover

Coronary Heart Disease remains the biggest killer and cause of disability in the western world. The improvement in the acute management of these patients and subsequent reduction in mortality will mean that all health professionals will care for patients with CHD at some point in their professional careers.

Traditionally cardiac textbooks have been aimed at a select few nurses practising within the coronary care unit. Whilst this text should form the basis of all coronary care nurse induction programmes, the publication of the National Service Framework for CHD has ensured the speciality has become much more diverse incorporating not only treatment, but, the vital elements of prevention, rehabilitation and palliative care. Cardiac Care offers clinicians new to the area an adequate knowledge base. The book has been written by experienced clinicians that take the reader step by step through the patient journey, from initial prevention through the critical period to rehabilitation or palliative care.

The book may be read as a whole or kept on hand for reference purposes. Cardiac Care is a fundamental resource for all those new to the area. It’s a great textbook to read through and to keep to hand for reference purposes.

Traditionally cardiac textbooks have been aimed at a select few nurses practising within the coronary care unit. Whilst this text should form the basis of all coronary care nurse induction programmes, the publication of the National Service Framework for CHD has ensured the speciality has become much more diverse incorporating not only treatment, but, the vital elements of prevention, rehabilitation and palliative care. Cardiac Care offers clinicians new to the area an adequate knowledge base.  The book has been written by experienced clinicians that take the reader step by step through the patient journey, from initial prevention through the critical period to rehabilitation or palliative care.

The book may be read as a whole or kept on hand for reference purposes. Cardiac Care is a fundamental resource for all those new to the area.  It’s a great textbook to read through and to keep to hand for reference purposes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861564716
• ISBN 13: 9781861564719
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392