Textbook of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Nursing

The second edition of Textbook of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Nursing has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the most current information on cardiovascular and thoracic nursing. This edition is also written in a student friendly way, a readily available resource for preparation of MSc nursing examination. The strengths of the first edition like chapters are based on the Indian Nursing Council syllabus, schematic representation of pathophysiology, explanation of the essential concepts of subject matter in a lucid way, illustration and summary tables have been retained in this edition.

Key Features :

• Specially designed for MSc Nursing students as per INC syllabus.
• Covers all the essential concepts of cardiovascular and thoracic nursing in a concise and lucid way.
• Gives the latest information regarding cardiovascular and thoracic nursing.
• Explains the assessment and diagnostic evaluation of patients in detail and in a simple way.
• Importance is given to ECG and its interpretation. This will help the nursing students to identify abnormalities of ECG in a better way.
• Throughout this book pathophysiological process are explained in schematic representation to save the time of nursing students who are preparing for their examinations.
• Contains a lot of illustrations for easy and better understanding of the concepts.
• Deals with the newer concept called EECP which is used in the management of patients with coronary artery disease.
• Uncovers the newer techniques in cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology.