Description
Written for the person at the bedside
Deterioration is almost always noticed by nursing staff first, because they are the only people continuously present. How early it is noticed depends on how clearly the nurse understands what they are watching — and most cardiac references are written for doctors who visit.
This 405-page handbook is written for the role that stays.
Escalation criteria, stated
Every chapter states what warrants a call and how urgently, in specific terms rather than as a matter of experience. In units with high staff turnover, or where senior nursing cover is thin overnight — which describes a large share of our directory’s hospitals — that specificity is what keeps patients safe while judgement is still being built.
Coverage
Rhythm monitoring and which changes matter. Vasoactive and antiarrhythmic infusions with titration and the early signs of trouble. Antithrombotic administration and bleeding observation. Post-procedure care, with access-site assessment given the weight it deserves. Heart failure observation and fluid balance. Chest pain assessment. Device patients. Rehabilitation and discharge education.
Also a teaching resource
Hospitals in the directory commonly take it as a unit reference rather than an individual purchase — a single copy on the ward that new staff are pointed to, which is how it is most often used.
PDF, lifetime access, via CardiologyBooks.com.
Written for the nurse who is holding the ward
This cardiac nursing guide is pitched at the practitioner who will notice the deterioration first and must act before medical review. Observations that matter and observations that mislead, the rhythm changes that warrant an immediate call, drug administration and infusion safety, and the post-procedure checks after angiography, device implantation and structural intervention are each covered at working depth.
Escalation, and the language that gets a response
A substantial section is devoted to escalation: what to measure before calling, how to frame the concern so it is acted on, and what to do when the response is inadequate. Patient education, discharge counselling, rehabilitation referral and the questions families reliably ask are included, because a cardiac nursing guide that stops at the ward door leaves out most of the work.
