Cardiac Surgery Essentials For Critical Care Nursing (3rd Revised Edition)

Description

Patients who undergo cardiac surgery require specialized care. Critical care nurses are crucial to their postoperative recovery and health. Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing, Third Edition is an indispensable resource for new and experienced nurses caring for patients in critical care units immediately following cardiac surgery and in the transitioning to home. With an evidence-based foundation, the Third Edition addresses nursing knowledge to meet the needs of acutely ill patients and strategies to optimizing patient outcomes in this dynamic field. Vital information has been added and updated to reflect significant changes in cardiac surgery as well as four new chapters based on needs of patients, families, and readers. These new chapters address nutritional issues, post ICU-care, psychological and spiritual support, and rehabilitation care post cardiac surgery.

Published in partnership with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing, Third Edition is a must-have reference for all nurses caring for acute and critically ill patients and an ideal resource to help prepare nurses who plan to take the Cardiac Surgery Certification (CSC (R)) subspecialty exam offered by the AACN.

Key Features

• Clinical Inquiry Boxes throughout highlight research findings that have implications for nursing practice
• Case Studies and Critical Thinking Questions promote critical thinking and application of information
• Self-Assessment Questions at the end of each chapter can be used as practice questions to help nurses preparing for the CSC® exam
• Rationales for the correct answers to the multiple choice questions have been added to this edition

Table of Contents

1. Chapter  Clinical Judgment in Critical Care
2. Chapter  Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
3. Chapter  Indications for Cardiac Surgery
4. Chapter  Preoperative Cardiac Surgery Nursing Evaluation
5. Chapter  Heart Valve Surgery
6. Chapter  Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
7. Chapter  Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
8. Chapter  Recovery from Anesthesia
9. Chapter  Hermodynamic Monitoring
10. Chapter  Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
11. Chapter  Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiac Surgery
12. Chapter  Pharmacologic Support Following Cardiac Surgery
13. Chapter  Postoperative Complications of Cardiac Surgery and Nursing Interventions
14. Chapter  Pain Management
15. Chapter  Postoperative Dysrhythmias
16. Chapter  Neurologic Complications
17. Chapter  Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances Following Cardiac Surgery
18. Chapter  Wound Care
19. Chapter  Bridge to Transplant and Cardiac Transplantation
20. Chapter  Post-ICU Care and Other Complications
21. Chapter  Implications of Obesity of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
22. Chapter  Cardiogenetics
23. Chapter  Nutritional Issues of the Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
24. Chapter  Depression, Anxiety, and Spirituality Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
25. Chapter  Rehabilitation and Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient

Author Biography

Sonya R. Hardin, PhD, CCRN, NP-C, FAAN – Professor and Dean, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Dr. Sonya Renae Hardin is a Professor and Dean in the School of Nursing at University of Louisville, Louisiville, KY. She has provided academic leadership for nursing administration, nursing education and nurse practitioner programs. Dr. Hardin has co-authored three books and numerous book chapters and articles in critical care, cardiovascular disease and geriatrics. She serves on several editorial boards and reviews for many journal focused on critical care and geriatrics. Her PhD is from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She is certified as a Critical Care Nurse and an Adult Nurse Practitioner with experience teaching in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. Her scholarship includes serving as PI on a HRSA funded Geriatric Workforce Enhance Program grant focused on improving care in rural eastern North Carolina through interprofessional education. She has served on expert panels to develop geriatric competencies and standards of care.

Roberta Kaplow, APRN-CCNS, AOCNS, CCRN – Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Roberta Kaplow is a clinical nurse specialist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. She has co-authored three books and numerous book chapters and articles in critical care and oncology. She has served on the AACN Board of Directors and AACN Certification Corporation Board of Directors. She has served on the editorial board of Applied Nursing Research and reviews for many journal focused on critical care, oncology, research, and medical/surgical nursing. Her Ph.D. is from New York University. She is certified as a Critical Care Nurse, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Adult Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has taught in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. She has also Director of the Oncology/Immunology Master’s Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist program at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing of Emory University.