Transitional care issues for the adolescent with congenital heart disease ; Acute care cardiology
By: Mary M. Canobbio and Sarah (Sally) Higgins, and Dennis J. Cheek and Mary Van Soeren, guest editors.
Contributors: Canobbio, Mary M.; Higgins, Sarah Sands, 1943-; Cheek, Dennis J.; Soeren, Mary van.
Series: Nursing clinics of North America -- v. 39, no. 4
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier, Inc.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 907
Subjects: Congenital heart disease in adolescence; Congenital heart disease; Heart -- Abnormalities; Heart -- Diseases -- Nursing; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Nursing; Coronary heart disease; Cardiology; Nursing -- Practice
Other titles: Transitional care for adolescent CHD/Acute care cardiology; Acute care cardiology
Notes: "December 2004."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Adolescents in transition of adult care: why the concern? / Cecily L. Betz; title: Health care transition in congenital heart disease: the providers' view point / Katherine D. Bjornsen; title: Health care transitions for adolescents with congenital heart disease: patient and family perspectives / Elizabeth M. Tong and Susan Kools; title: Transitional care issues influencing access to health care: employability and insurability / Linda F. Hellstedt; title: Educational and behavioral issues in transitioning from pediatric cardiology to adult-centered health care / Kristien Van Deyk, Philip Moons, Marc Gewillig, and Werner Budts; title: Contraception for the adolescent and young adult with congenital heart disease / Mary M. Canobbio; title: Psychosocial issues affecting adults with congenital heart disease: one patient's perspective / Tracy A. Livecchi; title: Hypertension: a review for clinicians / Karen L. Then and James A. Rankin; title: What's new in acute coronary syndrome? / Diane A. Hawley; title: Nursing care of the client requiring percutaneous coronary intervention / Wendy Vlasic; title: Neurohormones and heart failure / Scott D. Mendzef and Jennifer R. Slovinski; title: Management of cardiovascular disease in the elderly: a review of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference / Lesley Robertson-Laxton and Wendy Furness; title: Management and prevention of cardiovascular disease in women / Jennifer A.D. Price.