Cardiovascular Diagnostic Testing: A Nursing Guide

Written for critical care and cardiovascular nurses and students, Cardiovascular Diagnostic Testing helps them prepare their patients for cardiac proceduresto assess the patients knowledge and readiness to learn and to support the patient and his or her family during a bewildering time. This comprehensive book contains thorough explanations of a wide range of current cardiac diagnostic teststhe procedures themselves, the risks and benefits, and interpretation of the resultsfrom cardiac enzymes to nuclear medicine studies. Thus, the nurse can assist the patient in dealing knowledgeably with tests and anxiety.