Core Curriculum for Vascular Nursing 2nd Edition by Cynthia Rebik Christensen

Core Curriculum for Vascular Nursing 2nd Edition by Cynthia Rebik Christensen

An Official Publication of the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN)

By: Cynthia Rebik Christensen; Patricia A. Lewis

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

Print ISBN: 9781451192322, 1451192320

eText ISBN: 9781469887494, 1469887495

Edition: 2nd

Copyright year: 2015

An official publication of the Society for Vascular Nursing, the Second Edition of the Core Curriculum for Vascular Nursing provides the core knowledge needed by the novice entering the specialty. It also serves as a manual for the nursing instructor, a study guide for cardiovascular certification, and a reference for the experienced vascular clinician caring for the challenging vascular patient. Topics include the evolution of vascular nursing, vascular assessment and diagnosis, vascular nursing research, and guideline-directed medical, endovascular and surgical therapy for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, aortic aneurysm, renal artery stenosis, vascular access, venous disease, vascular trauma, amputations, and lymphedema.