TY - BOOK AU - Humphreys, Melanie TI - Nursing the cardiac patient SN - 9781405184304 AV - RC 674 .N87 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Chichester, England PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - HEART -- DISEASES -- NURSING -- GREAT BRITAIN N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acute coronary syndromes in perspective / Melanie Humphreys -- Reducing the risk : primary care initiatives / Melanie Humphreys and Brenda Cottam -- Assessment of the cardiovascular system / Jackie Yonker -- Diagnosing acute coronary syndrome / John McGowan -- Unstable angina / John McGowan -- Non-ST segment elevation infarction / Melanie Humphreys -- ST segment elevation infarction / Claire Rushton -- Therapeutic intervention in acute coronary syndromes / Jan Keenan -- Cardiothoracic care / Debbie Danitsch -- Arrhythmias and their management / Melanie Humphreys and Celia Warlow -- Emergency cardiac care / Melanie Humphreys and Lisa Cooper -- Chronic cardiac conditions and their management / Ian Jones and Ann Dormer -- Cardiac rehabilitation / Tim Grove -- Secondary prevention within the community / Tim Grove -- Ethical issues in cardiac care / Pauline Walsh and Fiona Foxall -- N2 - Nursing the Cardiac Patient is a practical guide that addresses the management of cardiac patients across the spectrum of health care settings. It assists nurses to develop a complete understanding of the current evidence based practice and principles underlying the care and management of the cardiac patient ER -