title: Recovery from coronary artery bypass grafting at home: is your nursing practice current?
abstract: This article provides a comprehensive approach to caring for the patient who has experienced coronary artery bypass grafting and is recovering at home. Using the National Nursing Practice Guidelines for the Cardiac Home Care Patient as a guide, specific assessment guidelines and nursing interventions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Instromedix, San Diego, CA, USA. afrantz922@instromedix.com
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Frantz
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Walters
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010351:Patient Discharge; D014481:United States