Fast Facts for the Cardiac Surgery Nurse: Caring for Cardiac Surgery Patients in a Nutshell

by Tanya Hodge MS, RN, CNS, CCRN

Overview

This handy clinical guide provides speedy access to information and guidelines cardiac surgery nurses need to know and use daily. It covers all aspects of care from preoperative to recovery, with an emphasis on prevention and management of postoperative complications—an area where nurses can really make a difference and improve care. The second edition is completely revised and updated, with such highlights as new coverage of risk factors for stroke, thoracic aortic aneurysms, and congenital heart disease, and updates on new surgical techniques and devices. New illustrations help to clarify crucial information and tables are reorganized to emphasize commonly used medications.

The second edition retains all of the expedient features of the Fast Facts guides, including Fast Facts in a Nutshell boxes delineating especially important content, chapter introductions and objectives, short, easy-to-read chapters, and a convenient pocket size. The heart of the book focuses on post-op complications and nursing interventions to prevent and treat them. The book’s five sections are comprised of the Preoperative Period, the Intraoperative Period, the Immediate Postoperative Period, the Extended Postoperative Period, and the Recovery Period, including discharge and long-term rehabilitation. Each section includes nursing considerations and patient education topics. Nurse-sensitive indicators and strategies for improving nursing care are featured throughout. The resource will be highly valuable to new graduates and nurses who are considering a switch to cardiac care, and will reinforce the knowledge of seasoned practitioners.

New to the Second Edition:

• Updates including new surgical techniques and devices
• Additional graphics to increase reader comprehension
• Modifications to tables for ease of access to information
• New sections on thoracic aortic aneurysms and congenital heart disease
• New chapter on stroke with a focus on postoperative treatment options

Key Features:

• Delivers a handy pocket reference for new and experienced cardiac care nurses
• Organized for easy access to equipment, procedures, and pre- and post-op specialty care
• Includes Fast Facts in a Nutshell delivery of timely content
• Formatted in short paragraphs packed with timely and accessible information

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826127860
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/14/2015
Series:	Fast Facts
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Tanya Hodge, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN, is a cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist, certified critical care nurse, and certified neuroscience registered nurse.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I: Preoperative Period: Overview, Assessment, and Surgery Prep Guidelines

1. Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Disease, Valve Disease, and Need for Heart Surgery

2. Diagnostic Tests

3. Preparing a Patient for Cardiac Surgery

Part II: Intraoperative Period: Surgical Techniques

4. Cardiopulmonary Bypass

5. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

6. Valve Surgery

7. Other Surgical Treatments

8. Off-Pump Surgeries and Minimally Invasive Techniques

Part III: Initial Postoperative Period

9. The First Few Hours: Initial Recovery

10. Complications: Initial Postoperative Period

11. Transition to Intermediate Care

Part IV: Extended Postoperative Period

12. Extended Recovery Timelines

13. Complications: Extended Recovery Period

14. Stroke

Part V: Long-Term Recovery

15. Discharge

16. Cardiac Rehabilitation

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Gina Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE (University of Missouri)
Description: Part of the Fast Facts series, this book on nursing care for cardiac surgery patients is an update of the first edition of 2011.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a quick reference of essential facts for cardiac surgical nurses. This purpose is met in a quick fast facts format.
Audience: The intended audience is nurses working with patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Students interested in this topic may also benefit. The author has significant experience in cardiovascular nursing.
Features: The book covers the perioperative, intraoperative, postoperative, and long term recovery issues in cardiac surgical patients. The material is presented in short, easily read sections with "fast facts in a nutshell" in highlighted boxes.
Assessment: This pocket-sized book would be a quick handy reference for nurses new to cardiovascular care. This second edition adds the topics of risk factors, strokes, thoracic aneurysm, and congenital heart disease.

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