This book will answer the questions frequently asked by newlyqualified nurses or nurses entering the specialty of cardiacsurgery. It identifies the needs of the adult patient recoveringfrom cardiac surgery, and focuses on the more common procedures ofcoronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery. The informationprovided will enable evidence based nursing care to supportinterventions in the meeting of those needs. This text will allow nurses in this specialist area toconcentrate on a high basic standard of nursing care, ensuring thatthe needs of the patient are not neglected in the pursuit oftechnological advancement. It discusses the main complications thatmay occur and how these can be dealt with.weiterlesen