Issues in Heart Failure Nursing

This eclectic collection of papers tackles many of the issues that concern those who care for individuals with heart failure; organisation of services, exercise, palliative care amongst them, but also novel and rarely discussed issues.

The book is suited to both pre and post-registered health care  students. We do not supply inspection copies but we do supply Examination copies, whereby a course leader has 30 days to evaluate the book, then choose to adopt, purchase or return the book. If you are interested in further details please do not hesitate in contacting me.

CONTENTS:

Preface - Chris Jones 

Foreword  Professor Martin Cowie

Heart failure in the community: a confusion of protocols

District nurses meeting the challenge of heart failure 

The care of patients who develop heart failure alongside mental health problems

Adults with congenital heart disease and heart failure

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy 

Congestive heart failure and cognitive dysfunction

Sexual dysfunction in heart failure

Exercise training in the management of patients with heart failure: a review of the evidence 

Exercise: the things we don't know

Improved symptom control in palliative care for heart failure

Improving palliative care service provision for patients with heart failure

Assisted dying and heart failure