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Heart failure : a clinical nursing handbook

By:

Nicholson, Christopher [RGN.]

Series: Wiley series in nursingPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons 2007Description: xii, 258 p. : illISBN:

0470057602
9780470057605 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

HEART FAILURE, nursing

Online resources:

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Contents:

Definitions -- Epidemiology -- Causes -- Outcomes -- Physiology -- Clinical assessment -- Investigations -- Treatment essentials -- Exercise training -- Medicines -- Invasive treatments -- End-stage heart failure -- Policy framework -- Service issues.

Summary: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-253) and index.Summary: This book provides a complete, easy-to-use handbook for nurses who see patients with heart failure. In recent years heart failure has become a high priority in health care. With more nurses caring for patients with heart failure and making decisions that are often complex, there is a clear need for those nurses to have access to good quality clinical information and guidance. This book is designed to be a practical, 'one-stop', handbook for the practitioner, supported by case studies and up-todate references throughout, providing all the topics the Practitioner or student may need in their work with patients with heart failure.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Hillingdon Hospitals Library Services (Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation) Shelves	WY152.5 NIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30112613
Electronic book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare On website		Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-253) and index.

This book provides a complete, easy-to-use handbook for nurses who see patients with heart failure. In recent years heart failure has become a high priority in health care. With more nurses caring for patients with heart failure and making decisions that are often complex, there is a clear need for those nurses to have access to good quality clinical information and guidance. This book is designed to be a practical, 'one-stop', handbook for the practitioner, supported by case studies and up-todate references throughout, providing all the topics the Practitioner or student may need in their work with patients with heart failure.

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