title: Patients with ventricular assist devices. Nursing diagnoses.
abstract: The nursing diagnoses relative to the patient with a ventricular assist device require collaborative and preventative interventions, and thus present a tremendous but rewarding challenge.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teplitz
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D011182:Postoperative Care