Abstract
As heart failure is the final common pathway of many chronic conditions, a focus of this chapter is on the nurses’ role in the management of heart failure. In order to provide effective care for patients it is important to understand physiological factors influencing heart function and subsequent systemic effects.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Smeltzer & Bare's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing |
| Editors | Maureen Farrell |
| Place of Publication | Sydney, N.S.W. |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
| Pages | 753-777 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Edition | 4th Australian and New Zealand |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781496349125 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- heart
- diseases
- nursing
