Description
The staff who are actually present
A coronary care patient sees a doctor for a few minutes several times a day. They are observed by nursing staff continuously. Most deterioration is therefore noticed by a nurse, and how early it is noticed depends almost entirely on how well that nurse understands what they are watching for.
These 405 pages are written for that role rather than adapted down from a medical text.
Why the Academy stocks a nursing title
Because members increasingly run units rather than only clinics, and the limiting factor in a coronary care unit’s outcomes is usually the confidence of its nursing staff. Several members have taken it as a departmental teaching resource rather than for personal use.
The fifteen chapters
Rhythm monitoring and which changes warrant a call. Vasoactive and antiarrhythmic infusions, including titration and the signs of trouble. Antithrombotic administration and bleeding observation. Post-procedure care after angiography and intervention, with access-site assessment given proper weight. Heart failure observation and fluid balance. Chest pain assessment. Device patients. Cardiac rehabilitation and discharge education.
Escalation is stated explicitly
Every chapter states what to escalate and how urgently, in specific terms rather than as clinical judgement. That specificity is what makes a handbook usable by a nurse who is new to the unit and correct anyway.
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