Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses

by Stacee Lerret, Sandra Cupples, Linda Ohler, Vicki McCalmont

Overview

An official publication of the International Transplant Nurses Association, the updated Second Edition provides a guide to safe and effective care for solid organ transplant recipients worldwide. It includes coverage of the unique requirements of each organ transplanted, with separate chapters for heart, lung, kidney, liver, small intestine, and pancreas/islet cell transplantation. Other chapters cover important topics that affect all organs, such as immunology, infections, pharmaceutical agents, and patient education and discharge planning. The Core is an ideal review and study guide for the solid organ.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496351869
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication date:	07/25/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	648
File size:	56 MB
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About the Author

Sandra Cupples, PhD, RN, FAAN, has more than 20 years of transplant nursing experience, and is currently President-Elect of the International Transplant Nurses Society.
 
Stacee Lerret, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, CCTC, has more than 15 years of transplant experience, and is a pediatric liver transplant nurse practitioner at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and an adjunct professor for the College of Nursing at Marquette University in Milwaukee.
 
Vicki McCalmont, RN, MS, ANP-BC, CNS, CCTC, is a 30-year nursing veteran, now working in heart transplantation and mechanical support, and a professor at the San Diego State University Master's in Nursing program.
 
Linda Ohler, MSN, RN, CCTC, FAAN, has more than 25 years of experience in transplantation, and is Quality and Regulatory Manager of the George Washington University Transplant Institute in Washington, DC.