title: Nursing assessment of circulatory function.
abstract: Assessment of circulatory function demands of the nurse skilled observation integrated with knowledge and understanding. Appreciation of normal physiology allows the nurse to make sound evaluations and judgments. Because of her increased understanding, the nurse brings security to the patient, family, and physician, as well as herself, by her ability to anticipate and often prevent catastrbphic circulatory events, and thus actively contributes to the survival of patients.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gilbo
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular / Q000451:nursing*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods