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Congential Cardiac Patients – Fetus to Adult: Nursing Considerations

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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care

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Pediatric nursing, involving care of the patient with congenital heart disease, spans the entire age continuum from birth to adults. This chapter will describe preoperative care of the newborn and nursing care of the adult included in this population. Also discussed will be same-day surgery admission practices for all patients with congenital heart disease and the education and counseling involved when caring for the family with a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease.

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  1. Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 2115, USA

    Patricia Lincoln

  2. Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology Pre Procedure Suite, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 2115, USA

    Megan Cusick & John Fantegrossi

  3. Nurse Practitioner, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Progam, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, USA

    Lindsey Katzmark

  4. Fetal Cardiology Coordinator, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Fetal Care Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2115, USA

    Terra Lafranchi

  5. Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Street, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    Christine Peyton

  6. Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Cardiology, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Mary Rummell

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  1. Dept. of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Eduardo M. Da Cruz

  2. Dept. Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Dunbar Ivy

  3. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    James Jaggers

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Lincoln, P. et al. (2014). Congential Cardiac Patients – Fetus to Adult: Nursing Considerations. In: Da Cruz, E., Ivy, D., Jaggers, J. (eds) Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4619-3_119

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