title: A long wait: how nurses can help patients through the transplantation pathway.
abstract: Heart transplants are a proven effective therapy for selected patients with end-stage congestive heart failure. But selecting patients, waiting, receiving and recovery can be a long and anxious process. This article provides an overview of heart transplantation and the nurse's role in helping the patient during this time.
authors.affiliation: Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Papworth Everard, Cambridge. helen.castle@papworth.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Castle
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D014850:Waiting Lists