Teaching patients with life-threatening illnesses. Cardiovascular disease, transplantation, and organ donation.
Providing teaching for open heart and transplant patients and their families is an important and rewarding role for the professional nurse. Through patient teaching, the nurse provides the patient with information that facilitates informed consent, prepares the patient for pre- and postoperative experiences, hastens postoperative recovery, and eases the transition from hospital to home.
Barr
W J
WJ
School of Nursing, University of Texas, Arlington.
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014180:Transplantation