Fast Facts for the Cath Lab Nurse

by Brenda McCulloch RN, MSN, RCIS

Overview

The only book for nurses new to the cath lab environment, this quick-access orientation guide clearly delineates the nurse's primary responsibilities during routine interventional and diagnostic procedures. The second edition is updated with the most current guidelines and features a completely new chapter-Adults with Congenital Heart Disease-along with new images of peripheral angiography and intervention. It includes updated information on anesthesia support, new devices, closure devices, procedural complications, emergency care, structural heart procedures, and more. Written in a concise, easy-to-read format with streamlined, bulleted information, this orientation guide delivers step-by-step information on common interventions and procedures. It clarifies the roles of an interdisciplinary team within the cath lab and offers anatomy reviews as needed. Illustrative tables, examples of common homodynamic calculations, and images of pressure waveforms and angiograms provide vital information. Each chapter begins with key learning objectives and "Fast Facts" summaries highlight salient points. The book also serves as a quick reference for those seeking RCIS certification.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826162892
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/11/2022
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	220
Sales rank:	781,800
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Brenda Kirkpatrick McCulloch, RN, MSN, RCIS, has been a cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist, supporting the cardiovascular service line at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, California, for the past 15 years.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Cath Lab Environment

2. Working in an X-Ray Environment

3. About Contrast Media

4. Procedural Patient Preparation

5. Arterial Access

6. Hemostasis and Vascular Closure Devices

7. Cath Lab Hemodynamics: Waveforms, Pressures, and Calculations to Know

8. Right and Left Heart Catheterization

9. Angiography

10. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

11. Adjunctive Modalities

12. Procedural Complications

13. Peripheral Angiography and Intervention

14. Structural Heart Procedures

15. Emergency Care in the Cath Lab

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Gina Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE (University of Missouri)
Description: This is a handbook on the basics of the cardiac catheterization laboratory. It is part of the Fast Facts Series, which covers topics in an abbreviated fashion, concentrating on essential initial information.
Purpose: The purpose is to help nurses learn the essential facts of working in a cardiac cath lab.
Audience: Nurses new to the cardiac catheterization lab will enjoy this book as a learning experience as well as a quick reference between procedures. The author is well established in the field and gives new nurses in the cardiac cath lab the benefit of her knowledge about what it takes to work in this field.
Features: The book presents the information in a logical format and provides the basic facts that a cardiac cath lab nurse needs to know. The data are bulleted to allow quick location of content. Fast facts are provided at the end of each chapter to solidify key points.
Assessment: This handbook has the basic facts necessary for a cardiac cath nurse. The content is not extensive, although the book provides the essential knowledge needed by a nurse new to this area of healthcare.

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