The Advanced Practice Nurse Cardiovascular Clinician
Kelley Anderson, PhD, FNP
"Experienced as well as inexperienced APRNs would benefit from this book... This excellent book would be useful to all advanced nurse practitioners caring for cardiac patients. Special care was taken to ensure all content is germane, as noted in the appendix of tables of nationally accepted cardiovascular guidelines on cardiovascular conditions, diagnostic testing, and therapeutic interventions... Score: 95 - 4 Stars!"
--Gina M. Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, Doody's Reviews
Focusing on the interprofessional team, this cardiovascular resource provides evidence-based knowledge and guidance for advanced practice nurses in a variety of care settings. Its clinically relevant and directly applicable information is presented in an accessible and well-organized format. The book encompasses clinical findings, diagnostic testing, state-of-the-art procedures, and therapeutic interventions commonly used in inpatient and outpatient clinical cardiology. It is specifically designed to meet the informational needs of advanced practice registered nurse providers and students, including family nurse practitioners, adultgerontology acute care nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists.
This resource covers the full range of cardiovascular conditions, both chronic and acute. It discusses the interprofessional cardiovascular care team; explains the cardiovascular history and clinical examination in step-by-step detail; analyzes clinical findings; details common stable and urgent conditions; describes the preoperative cardiovascular evaluation; advises on the selection and appropriateness of laboratory evaluations and cardiovascular diagnostic studies; provides an overview of state-of-the-art procedures, including electrophysiology; and assesses therapeutic interventions, including lifestyles, pharmacotherapeutics, and invasive techniques. It supports the development of clinical judgment skills and therapeutic decision making by considering the challenges presented through advances in technology and the increasing complexity of diagnostic procedures. An appendix features tables of relevant and essential cardiovascular guidelines for quick reference.
KEY FEATURES:
- Details current and cutting-edge practices and contemporary issues in cardiovascular care
- Applies evidence-based research findings to clinical practice
- Compares diagnostic testing options and therapeutic interventions
- Clarifies complex topics through the use of tables, algorithms, images, and lists
- Contains an eight-page color insert
- Identifies pertinent studies and resources for cardiovascular care
- Describes common cardiac procedures and screening methods
- Supports the development of clinical judgment skills and therapeutic decision making
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: OVERVIEW OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE
1. THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM: FOCUS ON QUALITY
Lois A. Wessel, Bernard J. Horak, Kelley M. Anderson, and Samantha J. Bullock
2. THE CARDIOVASCULAR HISTORY
Erin K. Coughlin, Dana E. Haggett, and Kelley M. Anderson
3. THE COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Kelley M. Anderson
4. PREOPERATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION FOR NONCARDIAC SURGERY
Ladan Eshkevari, Catherine Horvath, Denise H. Tola, and Donna M. Jasinski
SECTION II: CHRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS
5. HYPERTENSION
John N. Meriwether and Dorothy L. Murphy
6. LIPID METABOLISM DISORDERS
John N. Meriwether and Dorothy L. Murphy
7. DIABETES AND THE METABOLIC SYNDROME
John N. Meriwether
8. CHEST PAIN
John N. Meriwether and Dorothy L. Murphy
9. STABLE ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Dorothy L. Murphy and John N. Meriwether
10. VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Dorothy L. Murphy
11. CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
Dorothy L. Murphy and Kelley M. Anderson
SECTION III: CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
12. COMMON ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PRESENTATIONS
Robert L. McSwain
13. COMMON CONDITIONS FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY REFERRAL
Robert L. McSwain
14. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES AND CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTED ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Robert L. McSwain
SECTION IV: VASCULAR DISORDERS
15. PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
Constance Ryjewski
16. ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
Kelley M. Anderson
SECTION V: ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS
17. HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES
Helen F. Brown and Linda Briggs
18. ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
Linda Briggs
19. ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE
Linda Briggs and Kelley M. Anderson
20. SHOCK STATES: CARDIOGENIC AND OBSTRUCTIVE
Linda Briggs
21. AORTIC DISSECTION
Helen F. Brown and Linda Briggs
22. PERICARDITIS AND INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
Linda Briggs
23. SYNCOPE
Helen F. Brown and Linda Briggs
24. SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH AND CARDIAC ARREST
Linda Briggs
SECTION VI: CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS
25. DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY EVALUATIONS
Brittany C. Moore, Lauren Wenhold, and Kelley M. Anderson
26. NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING: ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH AND ULTRASOUND
Brian C. Case and Monvadi B. Srichai
27. NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING: RADIOGRAPHIC AND NUCLEAR IMAGING
Brian C. Case and Monvadi B. Srichai
SECTION VII: CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPEUTICS AND INTERVENTIONS
28. INTEGRATION OF THERAPEUTIC LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS
Patricia Matticola and Rachel Barish
29. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF HYPERTENSION AND HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES
Dev Chatterji and Connie H. Yoon
30. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF HYPERLIPIDEMIA
Dev Chatterji and Jonathan Richard E. Puhl
31. ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF THROMBOTIC DISEASE STATES
Connie H. Yoon and Dev Chatterji
32. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Connie H. Yoon
33. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF HEART FAILURE AND ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE
Dev Chatterji
34. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
Connie H. Yoon
35. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
Connie H. Yoon
36. DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURES
Venkatesh K. Raman
Appendix: Tables of Cardiovascular Guidelines
Section References
Index