title: Nursing implications of interventional device placement in pediatric cardiology and pediatric cardiac surgery.
abstract: The use of interventional devices to complete or augment repair of congenital heart lesions capitalizes on the collaborative skills of the cardiovascular team: cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, and nursing. Placement of devices, eliminating the requirement for surgical intervention, places new demands on nursing staff regarding patient and family preparation. Supporting families, if the inability to place a device occurs, is a critical function of the nursing staff. The experimental nature of the devices and the complexity of the disease places additional stress on the family and increases the demands of postimplantation nursing care.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Callow
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D015607:Stents