Customer Reviews

Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series)

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4 star:		(1)
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This book is excellent for the nursing student. Give clear explanations and the pics are wonderful. I plan on keeping this book in my library as a reference once out of school.

It truly is one great book for the non-medical professional who wants to Know Your Heart better than not.

Cardiovascular care made incredibly easy is a great buy. It definitely helps the novice nurse gain insight and give helpful hints to the longtime nurse needing a refresher.

I am not a medical student or a professional. I purchased this book because my wife is a heart patient and I wanted a deeper understanding of what's going on. Even though about half the material went over my head, I'm glad I took the time to read it. It's given me a much better understanding of my wife's condition. It's also given me a much deeper appreciation for the amazing heart as well as the doctors and nurses who have to master the fascinating material presented in the book.

My only gripe about the book is that page 92 states, "Detailed information about cardiovascular drugs can be found in the appendix, "Guide to Cardiovascular Drugs." But there is no such appendix. Nor is there any glossary. Were it not for these omissions I would have rated the book at five stars.

It probably would be a good resource if it wasn't so annoying. Almost every single paragraph has a cutesy red-letter heading that interupts the flow of concepts. The result is a choppy presentation that interferes with reading and interpreting the material. The cartoons are over the top: almost every page has a cartoon, some pages have two. They are not funny, or purposeful, and there's so many of them that it is distracting. If you can get past all the formatting distractions, the book provides a solid basic coverage of the subject matter. I like the tables, the "Advice from the Experts" boxes, and the quizzes. It's a painful read though -- I can't get into study mode because all the distractions just overpower the content. My recommendation for the next edition: Give your target audience some respect: we can read more than one paragraph at a time! so get rid of the red-letter headings. And place the cartoons at the beginning and/or end of the chapter where they don't interfere with the reader's experience.