title: Your Patient Has Congenital Heart Disease--What Questions Should You Ask to Provide High-Quality Care?
abstract: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect. About two-thirds of those individuals living with CHD are now adults. If you do not have in-depth knowledge of CHD, knowing what questions to ask and what resources to use can improve patient outcomes and satisfaction with care.
authors.affiliation: Marion E. McRae, MScN, RN-BC, CCRN-CSC-CMC, ACNP-BC, CCN(C), is a nurse practitioner for the Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; and clinical instructor at David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Marion E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McRae
mesh_terms: D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009730:Nursing Assessment