Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing

by Sonya R. Hardin, Roberta Kaplow

Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing, Second Edition is an indispensable reference for new and experienced nurses caring for patients in intensive care units immediately following cardiac surgery. Completely updated and revised, it addresses significant changes in cardiac surgery, the nursing responsibilities necessary to meet the needs of acutely ill patients, and strategies to optimize patient outcomes in this dynamic field. The Second Edition features additional information on pulmonary, renal, and diabetic issues related to cardiac surgery, a new chapter on minimally invasive surgery utilizing robotics, updated case studies, current references, and enhanced evidence-based practice guidelines. An ideal resource to help prepare for the Cardiac Surgery Certification subspecialty exam offered by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, it features critical thinking questions, multiple choice self-assessment questions, web resources, clinical inquiry boxes, an

558 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 8, 2009

Reviews

[Katherine Hickey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Please allow me to be vulnerable for a second here on good reads about my textbook (yes I am a nerd and yes I think I am emotionally attached to this book)

As I turned the last page of this book today, I couldn’t help but reflect on this past 1.5 years on night shift in my first nursing job. I remember turning the first page of this book after my first day of orientation of my job. Every word was foreign to me. This book has made the nurse I am today. There were nights when I was quickly humbled and turned back to this book to equip myself .There were slow nights at 3am when I would have nothing else to do but to read page after page trying to make it to 7am. When I stepped into the new role of training people I would turn to this book, send pictures, and quotes to my interns. I read this book and think of certain patients and what their clinical manifestations, hemodynamics, families, stories and outcomes were. I think about how fortunate I am to be able to see and learn the intricate details of the Heart our Creator has designed. Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing 3rd Edition…. You mean a lot to me and I’ll forever turn back to you in the good and hard times🥹

Quotes i wrote down in my phone for my interns and my intern self in my notes

“The ejection fraction is the percentage of volume of the left ventricle that is ejected with each contraction, normal ranges include 65% to 70%”

“Muromonab-CD3 is a murine monoclonal antibody that binds to the CD3 site on the T lymphocytes, this activates and eliminates nearly all T cells for peripheral circulation”

“Protamine Sulfate is administered as a reversal agent for heparin, if given too rapidly sever hypotension and anaphylactic reactions may result”

[Essa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book has plenty of information and very detailed; however, the test questions have poor rationale and some of the answers have mistakes, which makes me wonder if this book had a good peer review.