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Nursing the cardiac patient / edited by Melanie Humphreys. - Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell / A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication, 2011. - xvii, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Index : p . 251-260.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

ISBN: 9781405184304 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405184302 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Heart--Diseases--Nursing--Great Britain.
Heart--Diseases--Patients--Nursing--Great Britain.
Cardiovascular Diseases--nursing--Great Britain.
Nursing Care--methods--Great Britain.

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LC Class. No.: RC674 / .N89 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 616.120231 / NUR