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This book will answer the questions frequently asked by newly qualified nurses or nurses entering the specialty of cardiac surgery. It identifies the needs of the adult patient recovering from cardiac surgery, and focuses on the more common procedures of coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery. The information provided will enable evidence based nursing care to support interventions in the meeting of those needs.

This text will allow nurses in this specialist area to concentrate on a high basic standard of nursing care, ensuring that the needs of the patient are not neglected in the pursuit of technological advancement. It discusses the main complications that may occur and how these can be dealt with.



Table of Contents
Indications for surgery.

Pre-operative preparation.

Intra-operative care.

Respiratory Care.

Cardiovascular Care.

Neurological Care.

Nutrition and Hydration.

Wound drainage and urinary care.

Wound Care and Hygiene.

Psychological Care.

Rehabilitation and Care on Discharge.

Adult Cardiac Surgery: Nursing Care and

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 22 October 2001
      ISBN-13 9781861562418
      978-1861562418
      ISBN-10 1861562411
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      Cardiothoracic surgery Nursing Peri-operative care

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book will answer the questions frequently asked by newly qualified nurses or nurses entering the specialty of cardiac surgery. It identifies the needs of the adult patient recovering from cardiac surgery, and focuses on the more common procedures of coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery. The information provided will enable evidence based nursing care to support interventions in the meeting of those needs.

      This text will allow nurses in this specialist area to concentrate on a high basic standard of nursing care, ensuring that the needs of the patient are not neglected in the pursuit of technological advancement. It discusses the main complications that may occur and how these can be dealt with.



      Table of Contents
      Indications for surgery.

      Pre-operative preparation.

      Intra-operative care.

      Respiratory Care.

      Cardiovascular Care.

      Neurological Care.

      Nutrition and Hydration.

      Wound drainage and urinary care.

      Wound Care and Hygiene.

      Psychological Care.

      Rehabilitation and Care on Discharge.

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