title: Patient education and the prevention of endocarditis.
abstract: Bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis has received scant attention in nursing and medical literature in the past. Nurses must participate in prevention as well as in curative measures to enable patients to enjoy optimal health. Information about the manifestations, risk, and prevention of B.E. as well as successful patient approaches has been presented to assist the reader to recognize susceptible patients and to teach them protective measures.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy