The Advanced Practice Nurse Cardiovascular Clinician / Edition 1

by Kelley Anderson PhD, FNP

Overview

"Experienced as well as inexperienced APRNs would benefit from this book... This excellent book would be useful to all advanced nurse practitioners caring for cardiac patients. Special care was taken to ensure all content is germane, as noted in the appendix of tables of nationally accepted cardiovascular guidelines on cardiovascular conditions, diagnostic testing, and therapeutic interventions... Score: 95 - 4 Stars!"

—Gina M. Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, Doody's Reviews

Focusing on the interprofessional team, this cardiovascular resource provides evidence-based knowledge and guidance for advanced practice nurses in a variety of care settings. Its clinically relevant and directly applicable information is presented in an accessible and well-organized format. The book encompasses clinical findings, diagnostic testing, state-of-the-art procedures, and therapeutic interventions commonly used in inpatient and outpatient clinical cardiology. It is specifically designed to meet the informational needs of advanced practice registered nurse providers and students, including family nurse practitioners, adultgerontology acute care nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists.

This resource covers the full range of cardiovascular conditions, both chronic and acute. It discusses the interprofessional cardiovascular care team; explains the cardiovascular history and clinical examination in step-by-step detail; analyzes clinical findings; details common stable and urgent conditions; describes the preoperative cardiovascular evaluation; advises on the selection and appropriateness of laboratory evaluations and cardiovascular diagnostic studies; provides an overview of state-of-the-art procedures, including electrophysiology; and assesses therapeutic interventions, including lifestyles, pharmacotherapeutics, and invasive techniques. It supports the development of clinical judgment skills and therapeutic decision making by considering the challenges presented through advances in technology and the increasing complexity of diagnostic procedures. An appendix features tables of relevant and essential cardiovascular guidelines for quick reference.

KEY FEATURES:

• Details current and cutting-edge practices and contemporary issues in cardiovascular care
• Applies evidence-based research findings to clinical practice
• Compares diagnostic testing options and therapeutic interventions
• Clarifies complex topics through the use of tables, algorithms, images, and lists
• Contains an eight-page color insert
• Identifies pertinent studies and resources for cardiovascular care
• Describes common cardiac procedures and screening methods
• Supports the development of clinical judgment skills and therapeutic decision making

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826138576
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/20/2015
Pages:	816
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Kelley M. Anderson, PhD, FNP, is an assistant professor of nursing at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

SECTION I: OVERVIEW OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE

1. THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM: FOCUS ON QUALITY

Lois A. Wessel, Bernard J. Horak, Kelley M. Anderson, and Samantha J. Bullock

2. THE CARDIOVASCULAR HISTORY

Erin K. Coughlin, Dana E. Haggett, and Kelley M. Anderson

3. THE COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

Kelley M. Anderson

4. PREOPERATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION FOR NONCARDIAC SURGERY

Ladan Eshkevari, Catherine Horvath, Denise H. Tola, and Donna M. Jasinski

SECTION II: CHRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS

5. HYPERTENSION

John N. Meriwether and Dorothy L. Murphy

6. LIPID METABOLISM DISORDERS

John N. Meriwether and Dorothy L. Murphy

7. DIABETES AND THE METABOLIC SYNDROME

John N. Meriwether

8. CHEST PAIN

John N. Meriwether and Dorothy L. Murphy

9. STABLE ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Dorothy L. Murphy and John N. Meriwether

10. VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

Dorothy L. Murphy

11. CHRONIC HEART FAILURE

Dorothy L. Murphy and Kelley M. Anderson

SECTION III: CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

12. COMMON ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PRESENTATIONS

Robert L. McSwain

13. COMMON CONDITIONS FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY REFERRAL

Robert L. McSwain

14. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES AND CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTED ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Robert L. McSwain

SECTION IV: VASCULAR DISORDERS

15. PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE

Constance Ryjewski

16. ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM

Kelley M. Anderson

SECTION V: ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS

17. HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES

Helen F. Brown and Linda Briggs

18. ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Linda Briggs

19. ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE

Linda Briggs and Kelley M. Anderson

20. SHOCK STATES: CARDIOGENIC AND OBSTRUCTIVE

Linda Briggs

21. AORTIC DISSECTION

Helen F. Brown and Linda Briggs

22. PERICARDITIS AND INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

Linda Briggs

23. SYNCOPE

Helen F. Brown and Linda Briggs

24. SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH AND CARDIAC ARREST

Linda Briggs

SECTION VI: CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS

25. DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY EVALUATIONS

Brittany C. Moore, Lauren Wenhold, and Kelley M. Anderson

26. NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING: ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH AND ULTRASOUND

Brian C. Case and Monvadi B. Srichai

27. NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING: RADIOGRAPHIC AND NUCLEAR IMAGING

Brian C. Case and Monvadi B. Srichai

SECTION VII: CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPEUTICS AND INTERVENTIONS

28. INTEGRATION OF THERAPEUTIC LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS

Patricia Matticola and Rachel Barish

29. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF HYPERTENSION AND HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES

Dev Chatterji and Connie H. Yoon

30. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF HYPERLIPIDEMIA

Dev Chatterji and Jonathan Richard E. Puhl

31. ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF THROMBOTIC DISEASE STATES

Connie H. Yoon and Dev Chatterji

32. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Connie H. Yoon

33. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF HEART FAILURE AND ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE

Dev Chatterji

34. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS

Connie H. Yoon

35. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF CARDIAC EMERGENCIES

Connie H. Yoon

36. DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURES

Venkatesh K. Raman

Appendix: Tables of Cardiovascular Guidelines

Section References

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Gina Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE (University of Missouri)
Description: This is a comprehensive, state-of-the-science book on cardiology for advanced practice nurses.
Purpose: The purpose is to improve cardiac patient outcomes through clinically relevant individualized care that is scientifically based. This book overwhelmingly meets this purpose with its comprehensive, leading-edge content.
Audience: The intended audience is advanced practice nurses in all areas who would care for patients with cardiac issues. Experienced as well as inexperienced APRNs would benefit from this book. It also would be useful for graduate nursing students with an interest in cardiac care. The editor has documented experience in cardiac care and has assembled contributors with pertinent background to author the chapters.
Features: An interprofessional team approach with multiple healthcare providers is used to identify the most current scientific knowledge on an expansive array of cardiovascular conditions. The latest scientific data and national guidelines are used in determining appropriate diagnostics and therapeutic interventions. Multiple tables, diagrams, pictures, and algorithms augment the text to ensure clear presentations.
Assessment: This excellent book would be useful to all advanced nurse practitioners caring for cardiac patients. Special care was taken to ensure all content is germane, as noted in the appendix of tables of nationally accepted cardiovascular guidelines on cardiovascular conditions, diagnostic testing, and therapeutic interventions.

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