title: Nesiritide therapy for acute heart failure.
abstract: Each year, more than 1 million hospitalizations are the result of heart failure. Acute exacerbations of heart failure can occur following routine surgical procedures. One of the newest pharmacological therapies for heart failure is nesiritide. The PACU nurse's vital role in the early recognition and early intervention of heart failure may include the administration of this agent.
authors.affiliation: Jeanette Cantrell Rudy School of Nursing, Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN, USA. ajohnsondavis@comcast.net
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson-Davis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D045283:Natriuretic Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D045283:Natriuretic Agents; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain