by W. Frank Peacock
Short Stay Management of Heart Failure gives practitioners a full understanding of the medical requirements, administrative processes, and regulatory issues involved in observation unit care of heart failure patients.
Features:
- A practical guide to every phase of heart failure management in an observation unit - admission criteria, initial evaluation, treatment protocols, drugs that should and should not be used, discharge criteria, discharge plannin, and patient education in the emergency of department
- Appendices containing treatment pathways and algorithms, sample orders, discharge information, reminder cards, and diet instructions
- Discussions of performance measurement, staffing, and facilities requirements for observation unit heart failure management
- Discussions about regulatory issues
- A bound-in CD-ROM includes all apendices for quick and easy printing
Contents
- Heart Failure in the Observation Unit
- The Out-of-Hospital Management of Acute Heart Failure
- Observation Unit Admission Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
- Acute Exacerbations of Heart Failure: Initial Evaluation and Management in the Acute Care Setting
- The Process and Economics of Heart Failure
- Observation Unit - Treatment Protocols
- Drugs that Should Not Be Used in the Observation Unit Management of Heart Failure: The Adverse Effects of Selected Drugs
- Performance Measurement, Staffing, and Facilities Requirements for Observation Unit Heart Failure Management
- Emergency Department and Observation Unit Discharge Criteria
- The Essentials of Patient Education in the Emergency Department
- Discharge Planning for Heart Failure in the Short Stay Unit
- Chronic Heart Failure Management: Drugs Recommended for Routine Use
Appendices
- Treatment Pathways and Algorithms
- Heart Failure Orders
- Discharge Information
- Reminder Cards
- Diet Instructioins
Index
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