Caring for the Coronary Patient

This is a practical nursing guide specifically written for nurses who are caring for coronary patients. It concentrates on recovery and rehabilitation, emphasizing the nursing role in terms of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

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This is a practical nursing guide specifically written for nurses who are caring for the patient with a heart attack. The principles of nursing the coronary patient and the background to ischaemic heart disease and coronary care are fully covered. Most of the book concentrates on nursing, recovery and rehabilitation and the emphasis is on the nursing role in terms of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Teaching, counselling and family support are all dealt with and a chapter is devoted to nursing research in coronary care. Each chapter is referenced and supported by suggestions for further reading. Written by experienced coronary care nurses who also have active research and teaching interests, the book is for all qualified nursing staff. In particular it is relevant for nurses in CCUs and cardiac areas, and on post registration courses such as ENB course 124. Nurses in medical areas and in training will also find this a supportive book containing much useful information.