The Advanced Practice Nurse Cardiovascular Clinician

"Experienced as well as inexperienced APRNs would benefit from this book... This excellent book would be useful to all advanced nurse practitioners caring for cardiac patients. Special care was taken to ensure all content is germane, as noted in the appendix of tables of nationally accepted cardiovascular guidelines on cardiovascular conditions, diagnostic testing, and therapeutic interventions... Score: 95 - 4 Stars!"

--Gina M. Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, Doody's Reviews

Focusing on the interprofessional team, this cardiovascular resource provides evidence-based knowledge and guidance for advanced practice nurses in a variety of care settings. Its clinically relevant and directly applicable information is presented in an accessible and well-organized format. The book encompasses clinical findings, diagnostic testing, state-of-the-art procedures, and therapeutic interventions commonly used in inpatient and outpatient clinical cardiology. It is specifically designed to meet the informational needs of advanced practice registered nurse providers and students, including family nurse practitioners, adultgerontology acute care nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists.

This resource covers the full range of cardiovascular conditions, both chronic and acute. It discusses the interprofessional cardiovascular care team; explains the cardiovascular history and clinical examination in step-by-step detail; analyzes clinical findings; details common stable and urgent conditions; describes the preoperative cardiovascular evaluation; advises on the selection and appropriateness of laboratory evaluations and cardiovascular diagnostic studies; provides an overview of state-of-the-art procedures, including electrophysiology; and assesses therapeutic interventions, including lifestyles, pharmacotherapeutics, and invasive techniques. It supports the development of clinical judgment skills and therapeutic decision making by considering the challenges presented through advances in technology and the increasing complexity of diagnostic procedures. An appendix features tables of relevant and essential cardiovascular guidelines for quick reference.

KEY FEATURES:

• Details current and cutting-edge practices and contemporary issues in cardiovascular care
• Applies evidence-based research findings to clinical practice
• Compares diagnostic testing options and therapeutic interventions
• Clarifies complex topics through the use of tables, algorithms, images, and lists
• Contains an eight-page color insert
• Identifies pertinent studies and resources for cardiovascular care
• Describes common cardiac procedures and screening methods
• Supports the development of clinical judgment skills and therapeutic decision making

Kelley M. Anderson, PhD, FNP, is an assistant professor of nursing at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies. She has been a faculty member in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program since 2007, serving as the assistant director of the FNP program from 2011 to 2013 and as the coordinator of the FNP Georgetown campus cohort since 2011. Dr. Anderson is certified as a family nurse practitioner and has held a clinical position as a nurse practitioner at Medstar, Georgetown University Hospital in the Division of Cardiology since 2002. In 2013 she began collaborating with the Arlington Street People Assistance Network (A-SPAN) to provide primary health care services to the homeless in Arlington, Virginia.

Dr. Anderson received her BSN from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, her MSN from the University of Texas, Austin, post-MSN FNP certificate from the University of Florida, Gainesville, and a PhD from The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. She has peer-reviewed publications in Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, Clinical Scholars Review: The Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, American Journal of Critical Care, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Journal of Nursing Education, Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, and OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Dr. Anderson is a reviewer for three scholarly journals and received the 2013 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing from Heart and Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care. She is a member of the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, serving on the Education Committee; the Northern Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, serving on the Nominations and Awards Committee; Sigma Theta Tau, serving as graduate counselor for the Tau Chapter; and member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American Heart Association, and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.