Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses (2nd Edition)

Description

Selected as a Doody’s Core Title for 2022!

Face the complex challenges of transplant nursing with confidence, with the newly expanded and updated Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses, 2nd Edition .

This official publication of the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) offers crucial, real-life direction on the science and skills required for every kind of solid organ transplant, from initial evaluation to long-term follow-up. Based on the Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse (CCTN) exam content, this is a must-have training and teaching guide for nursing educators, students, and all clinicians seeking CCTN certification or a transplant nursing practice.

Key Features

This unique resource offers the core knowledge needed for safe, effective transplant care, with …

• NEW chapter on quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) and regulatory issues
• NEW chapter on vascular composite allograft transplantation (VCA)
• NEW chapter on mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices
• NEW United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) criteria for VCA procedures and other UNOS policies, including organ allocation policies
• NEW Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines for patient selection for destination therapy
• NEW evidence-based International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines
• NEW patient discharge checklists, and examples of QAPI scorecards and regulator indicators
• More than 200 end-of-chapter sample test questions to aid CCTN exam study
• More than 200 new and updated charts and figures
• Outline format that supports on-the-spot reference , with detailed direction on:
  • Transplant immunology and pharmacology; updated content on medications
  • Psychosocial issues
  • Ethical issues, such as living donations and procuring deceased donors
  • Allocation systems for organs in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia
  • Care of living donors
  • Life-long posttransplant follow-up
• Organ-specific chapters offer comprehensive information on areas including:
  • Initial organ-specific evaluation
  • Pre- and postoperative adult and pediatric care
  • Pathophysiology of end-stage organ failure
  • Surgical techniques
  • Immunosuppressive medications
  • Posttransplant complications
  • Discharge teaching and follow-up
• Essential study guide for the American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse exam, the ABTC Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinators exam, and the CCTN certification exam.

Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1 Solid Organ Transplantation: The Evaluation Process ……………………………………….
2. Maureen P. Flattery and Cheryl Dale
3. Chapter 2 Basics in Transplant Immunology …………………………………………………………………..
4. Frank E.L. VanGelder and LindaOhler
5. Chapter 3 Patient Education for the Transplant Recipient ………………………………………………..
6. Elizabeth Ann Sparks Ford and Elizabeth V. John
7. Chapter 4 Transplant Pharmacology ………………………………………………………………………………
8. Agnes Costello and Glen J. Pearson
9. Chapter 5 Transplant Complications: Infectious Diseases ………………………………………………..
10. Sandra A. Cupples, Debi H. Dumas-Hicks, and Lisa Burnapp
11. Chapter 6 Transplant Complications: Noninfectious Diseases …………………………………………..
12. Nancy Stitt, Maria Angela Barone, Marcello Castellese, Sandra Giammona, Giovanni Scianna, Mariella Ziino, and Sandra A. Cupples
13. Chapter 7 Care of Living Donors ………………………………………………………………………………….
14. Donna Gwinn and Jen Lumsdaine
15. Chapter 8 Professional Issues in Transplantation …………………………………………………………….
16. Rebecca Winset,Janelle Yorke, and Sandra A. Cupples
17. Chapter 9 Heart Transplantation …………………………………………………………………………………..
18. Christine Hartley, Grant Fisher, and Sandra A. Cupples
19. Chapter 10 Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation ……………………………………………………………
20. Connie White-Williams, Christiane Kugler, and Brian Widmar
21. Chapter 11 Liver Transplantation ……………………………………………………………………………………
22. Sally Bufton, Karen Emmett, and Anne-Marie Byerly
23. Chapter 12 Intestine Transplantation ………………………………………………………………………………
24. Beverly Kosmach-Park and Maria DeAngelis
25. Chapter 13 Kidney Transplantation ………………………………………………………………………………..
26. Mary Jo Holechek and Greg Armstrong
27. Chapter 14 Pancreas and Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation ……………………………………………….
28. Michele D. Blakely, Diane Lepley, and Terri Achanzar
29. Chapter 15 Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation …………………………………………………………….
30. Barbara V. Wise and Grainne Walsh
31. Chapter 16 Psychosocial Issues in Transplantation ……………………………………………………………
32. Kay Kendall and Maureen I. O’Dell
33. Appendix A Electrolyte Imbalances in Adults ……………………………………………………………………
34. Appendix B Basic Adult Laboratory Values ……………………………………………………………………..
35. Index ………………………………………..

Author Biography

Sandra A. Cupples RN, PhD, FAAN

Sandra A. Cupples, RN, PhD, FAAN, CAPT, NC, USN RET
Formerly, Heart Transplant Coordinator
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC

Stacee Lerret RN, PhD, CPNP-AC/PC, CCTC

Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Vicki McCalmont RN,MS, ANP-BC, CNS, CCTC

Professor, San Diego State University
Heart Transplant Nurse Practitioner
Sharp Healthcare
San Diego, California
Cardiac Nurse Practitioner
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, California

Linda Ohler RN, MSN, CCTC, FAAN

Quality and Regulatory Manager
Editor, Progress in Transplantation
Transplant Quality Consultant
George Washington University Transplant Institute
Washington, DC