title: Under pressure: pulmonary arterial hypertension . . . A mother's struggle.
abstract: Nursing grand rounds is a way for staff nurses to present an interesting case through evidence-based practice. Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is an incurable syndrome that can devastate a patient. This article describes a patient's experience with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and outlines the pathophysiology, treatment, psychosocial issues, and nursing implications that were presented in a nursing grand rounds presentation at a hospital.
authors.affiliation: Intermediate Care Division, The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH 43606, USA. chris.weber@promedica.org
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: Dorcas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cromer
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaminski
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wirick
authors.forename: Jeanine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vallejo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D065627:Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D056164:Teaching Rounds