Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing - Softcover

Hardin, Sonya R., Ph.D.; Kaplow, Roberta, Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284286398 ISBN 13: 9781284286397

Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2025

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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, Fourth 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 Fourth Edition addresses nursing knowledge to meet the needs of acutely ill patients and strategies to optimizing patient outcomes. Vital information has been added and updated to reflect AACN Scope and Standards and Procedures.Published in partnership with American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing, Fourth 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?) subspecialty exam offered by AACN. NEW section on Postoperative Risk Assessment elaborates on ERAS and preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative bundle & recommendations.Includes coverage of new content areas added to the CSC 2022 blueprint, such as lumbar drain and spinal cord ischemia/paralysis.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.Every new print copy is packaged with access to the complete eBook and Navigate TestPrep to test readers' knowledge and provide practice for the certification exams. © 2026 | 600 pages

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dr. Sonya Renae Hardin is a Professor and Dean in the School of Nursing at University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX. She has provided academic leadership for nursing administration, nursing education and nurse practitioner programs. Dr. Hardin has co-authored books and numerous book chapters and articles in critical care, cardiovascular disease and geriatrics. She serves on several editorial boards and reviews for many journals 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.

Dr. Roberta Kaplow is a clinical nurse specialist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. She has co-authored 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.'

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1284286398
• ISBN 13: 9781284286397
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 494
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