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TRANSPLANTATION NURSING SECRETS
Transplantation Nursing Secrets
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By
Sandra Cupples, DNSc, RN, Heart Transplant Coordinator, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Linda Ohler, RN, MSN, CCTC, FAAN, Nurse Manager, Solid Organ & Transplant Research Unit, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

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Description
Transplantation Nursing Secrets serves as a reference guide for nurses caring for solid organ transplant candidates, recipients and living donors. Each chapter is written by a clinician who is an expert in the care of this complex patient population. The book focuses on the pre- and post-operative periods and also addresses long-term issues such as infection, rejection, nutrition, healthy lifestyles, drug interactions and psychosocial adaptation. Information contained in each chapter reflects current practice based on literature reviews, outcomes of research and professional experiences. The goal of this book is to share best practices and "pearls" of knowledge accumulated by experienced transplant nurses, pharmacists, social workers and dieticians. Readers will gain insights into the multidisciplinary, comprehensive team approach necessary in the care of transplant candidates, recipients, and living donors.

Audience
Med/Surg Nursing, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Dieticians

Contents
1. The U.S. National Transplantation System
2. Immunology
3. The Role of the Transplant Coordinator
4. Evaluation of Patients for Solid Organ Transplantation
5. Psychosocial Issues in Transplantation
6. Financial Issues in Transplantation
7. Immunosuppression
8. Lung Transplantation
9. Heart Transplantation
10. Ventricular Assist Devices as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation: A Comprehensive Overview of Device and Patient Management
11. Kidney Transplantation
12. Pancreas and Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
13. Liver Transplantation
14. Intestinal Transplantation
15. Islet Cell Transplantation
16. Nursing Care of the Living Renal Donors
17. Care of Living Liver Donors
18. Psychosocial Issues of Living Donors
19. Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation
20. Infectious Disease
21. Long-Term Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation
22. Pregnancy After Transplantation
23. Coping with Transplantation
24. Risk Management for Transplant Coordinator
25. Patient Education

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 334 pages, publication date: NOV-2002
ISBN-13: 978-1-56053-519-5
ISBN-10: 1-56053-519-9
Imprint: HANLEY AND BELFUS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS


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