Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing (eBook)

Current Trends in Adult Care

Carl Margerson, Jillian Riley (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-77744-2 (ISBN)

Infos

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. Written for nurses from a nursing perspective, it offers practical advice and information on all aspects of cardiothoracic surgical nursing and pays particular attention to the continuing developments cardiothoracic nurses must face.

Carl Margerson is the author of Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing: Current Trends in Adult Care, published by Wiley.

Jillian Riley is the author of Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing: Current Trends in Adult Care, published by Wiley.

Inhalt

Contents 7
Foreword 9
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 13
Chapter 1 The Development of Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing 15
References 19
Chapter 2 Epidemiology of Cardiac and Respiratory Diseases 21
Cardiac disease 22
Respiratory disease 23
Epidemiology and risk factors 26
References 35
Further reading 37
Chapter 3 Applied Respiratory and Cardiac Physiology 39
Respiratory system 40
Cardiac physiology 59
Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms 70
References 77
Chapter 4 Pre-operative Preparation 79
The stress response 80
The pre-admission clinic 83
Fitness for surgery 86
Physiological assessment 87
Nutritional assessment 100
Special pre-operative issues 102
Issues regarding risk and outcome 103
Psychosocial assessment 108
References 111
Further reading 116
Chapter 5 Intra-operative Issues 117
The anaesthetic 117
Cardiac surgery 119
Thoracic surgery 130
References 139
Chapter 6 Post-operative Care following Cardiothoracic Surgery 143
Pulmonary changes following cardiothoracic surgery 145
Specific care issues following cardiac surgery 148
Specific care issues following thoracic surgery 165
Interventions to optimise pulmonary function following cardiothoracic surgery 170
Chest drainage 177
Fluid and electrolyte changes following cardiothoracic surgery 179
Pain control following cardiothoracic surgery 186
Post-operative infection 196
References 206
Further reading 215
Appendix: Post-operative assessment issues following cardiac surgery 216
Chapter 7 Returning Home 219
Earlier discharge 220
Patient education 220
Support strategies 228
Promoting patient confidence 234
References 237
Further reading 240
Index 241

Rezensionen

'This book has been written with a team-focused approach in such a
refreshing and inspiring style that it will appeal to nurses in the
cardiothoracic filed as well as critical care and theatres.'

'This is an ideal reference guide for students encountering this
type of nursing for the first time and will reinforce classroom
teaching and experience at the bedside.' Nursing
Standard

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Herz- / Thorax- / Gefäßchirurgie
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Chirurgie / OP-Pflege / Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Pflegemanagement / Qualität / Recht
• Schlagworte: Areas • Book • cardiothoracic • cardiothoracic nursing • challenges • Change • Chirurgie u. chirurgische Spezialgebiete • Clinical Specialities • Continuing • Great • Improvement • initiatives • Innovations • Krankenpflege • last decade • many • Medical Science • Medizin • New • nursing • Opportunities • Practice • Sector • Specialised • Spezialaufgaben i. d. klinischen Krankenpflege • Surgery & Surgical Specialities • surgical • techniques • undergone
• ISBN-10: 0-470-77744-3 / 0470777443
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-77744-2 / 9780470777442