Cardiac Diagnostic Tests: A Guide for Nurses [Paperback]

Sharon VanRiper MS RN CCRN (Author), John VanRiper BSN RN (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0721624936 | ISBN-13: 978-0721624938 | Edition: 1

Here's the first truly comprehensive cardiac diagnostic guide available for nurses! Detailed descriptions of each type of diagnostic test explain why it is chosen; how it is performed; how the results are interpreted; and what care is required for the patient before, during, and after the test. Plus, illustrations of ECG strips, actual photos of nuclear medicine scans, and anatomic examples increase understanding.

Product Details

• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 1 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721624936
• ISBN-13: 978-0721624938
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,391,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Cardiovascular

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This review is from: Cardiac Diagnostic Tests: A Guide for Nurses (Paperback)

This book is OK for the basics, but it is outdated and doesn't have a lot of the current diagnostic techniques. Also, I was under the impression that it gave preparation needs for the tests it lists and it doesn't really do that. It was inexpensive, but I would have rather spent that money toward a more recently published book.