Fast Facts for the Cardiac Surgery Nurse, Third Edition: Caring for Cardiac Surgery Patients / Edition 3

by Tanya Hodge MS, RN, CNS, CCRN

Overview

Delivers the “big picture” from pre-op through extended recovery in quick-access format

This concise clinical guide provides nurses who care for cardiac patients with speedy access to information and guidelines they need to know and use daily. Heavily updated with the newest clinical practice information, the third edition emphasizes postoperative complications and the nursing interventions designed to prevent and treat them. It includes updated coverage of risk factors for stroke and congenital heart disease and discusses new antithrombotics and antiplatelet medications.

Bulleted information, brief paragraphs, boxed indicators highlighting key information, and Fast Facts boxes are included in each chapter. The book’s consistent organization facilitates quick access to information on equipment, procedures, and pre- and post-op specialty care. Ideal for new graduates and nurses considering a switch to cardiac care and critical care, this resource reinforces existing knowledge and provides a foundation for developing additional skills.

New to the Third Edition:

• Encompasses the latest research and guidelines
• Emphasizes postoperative complications and care
• Discusses diagnostic testing, preparing a patient for cardiac surgery, initial post-op complications, extended recovery complications, and stroke care
• Updated rehabilitation chapter includes important patient education content
• Educates readers about new antithrombotics and antiplatelet medications
• Offers new guidelines for use of ventricular assist devices
• Focuses on patient safety throughout

Key Features:

• Delivers a handy pocket reference for new and experienced cardiac care nurses
• Provides bulleted information, brief paragraphs, and boxed indicators highlighting critical information
• Organized for easy access to equipment, procedures, and pre- and post-op specialty care

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826136497
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/19/2019
Series:	Fast Facts
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

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

Preface

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

2. Diagnostic Tests

3. Preparing a Patient for Cardiac Surgery

4. Cardiopulmonary Bypass

5. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

6. Valve Surgery

7. Other Surgical Treatments

8. Off-Pump Surgeries and Minimally Invasive Techniques

9. The First Few Hours: Initial Recovery

10. Complications: Initial Postoperative Period

11. Transition to Intermediate Care

12. Extended Recovery Timelines

13. Complications: Extended Recovery Period

14. Stroke

15. Discharge and Rehabilitation

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Gina Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE (University of Missouri)
Description: This pocket-sized guide provides a vast amount of pertinent information essential for caring for cardiac surgery patients.
Purpose: The purpose is to deliver an overall view of cardiac surgery nursing from the preoperative stage through discharge.
Audience: This book is handy for nurses new to the cardiothoracic area. It provides a great foundation of essential basic information necessary to the care of cardiac surgery patients. The author has extensive experience in cardiac surgery and is well-versed in this content.
Features: This book provides a plethora of quick facts regarding cardiac surgery patients from the preoperative stage through discharge from the hospital. It is logically organized, and each chapter is concise with pertinent information. It is augmented with quick tables of fast facts and clinical alerts that reveal essential content. The chapters on complications and care through discharge have significant depth. Content is based on the latest national guidelines related to this area.
Assessment: This is ideal for nurses new to a cardiac surgery setting. It can be used for self-directed learning or as a reference for a cardiac surgery education program in a hospital. The new edition is up to date and provides concise material in an easily readable fashion.

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