Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses
Edition:
2
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451195309
Publication Date:
September 20, 2016
2016-09-20
9781451195309
Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022!Face the complex challenges of transplant nursing with confidence, with the newly expanded ...
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Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022!
Face the complex challenges of transplant nursing with confidence, with the newly expanded and updated Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses, 2nd Edition .
This official publication of the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) offers crucial, real-life direction on the science and skills required for every kind of solid organ transplant, from initial evaluation to long-term follow-up. Based on the Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse (CCTN) exam content, this is a must-have training and teaching guide for nursing educators, students, and all clinicians seeking CCTN certification or a transplant nursing practice.
This unique resource offers the core knowledge needed for safe, effective transplant care, with …- NEW chapter on quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) and regulatory issues
- NEW chapter on vascular composite allograft transplantation (VCA)
- NEW chapter on mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices
- NEW United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) criteria for VCA procedures and other UNOS policies, including organ allocation policies
- NEW Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines for patient selection for destination therapy
- NEW evidence-based International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines
- NEW patient discharge checklists, and examples of QAPI scorecards and regulator indicators
- More than 200 end-of-chapter sample test questions to aid CCTN exam study
- More than 200 new and updated charts and figures
- Outline format that supports on-the-spot reference , with detailed direction on:
- Transplant immunology and pharmacology; updated content on medications
- Psychosocial issues
- Ethical issues, such as living donations and procuring deceased donors
- Allocation systems for organs in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia
- Care of living donors
- Life-long posttransplant follow-up
- Organ-specific chapters offer comprehensive information on areas including:
- Initial organ-specific evaluation
- Pre- and postoperative adult and pediatric care
- Pathophysiology of end-stage organ failure
- Surgical techniques
- Immunosuppressive medications
- Posttransplant complications
- Discharge teaching and follow-up
- Essential study guide for the American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse exam, the ABTC Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinators exam, and the CCTN certification exam.
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Edition2ISBN/ISSN9781451195309Product FormatPaperback BookTrim Size7 x 10Pages648Illustration100Table50Edition2Publication DateSeptember 20, 2016Weight2.8
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- Sandra A. Cupples RN, PhD, FAAN
- Sandra A. Cupples, RN, PhD, FAAN, CAPT, NC, USN RET
Formerly, Heart Transplant Coordinator
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
- Stacee Lerret RN, PhD, CPNP-AC/PC, CCTC
- Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Vicki McCalmont RN,MS, ANP-BC, CNS, CCTC
- Professor, San Diego State University
Heart Transplant Nurse Practitioner
Sharp Healthcare
San Diego, California
Cardiac Nurse Practitioner
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, California
- Linda Ohler RN, MSN, CCTC, FAAN
- Quality and Regulatory Manager
Editor, Progress in Transplantation
Transplant Quality Consultant
George Washington University Transplant Institute
Washington, DC
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Contents
Chapter 1 Solid Organ Transplantation: The Evaluation Process ..............................................
Maureen P. Flattery and Cheryl Dale
Chapter 2 Basics in Transplant Immunology .............................................................................
Frank E.L. VanGelder and LindaOhler
Chapter 3 Patient Education for the Transplant Recipient ........................................................
Elizabeth Ann Sparks Ford and Elizabeth V. John
Chapter 4 Transplant Pharmacology ..........................................................................................
Agnes Costello and Glen J. Pearson
Chapter 5 Transplant Complications: Infectious Diseases ........................................................
Sandra A. Cupples, Debi H. Dumas-Hicks, and Lisa Burnapp
Chapter 6 Transplant Complications: Noninfectious Diseases ..................................................
Nancy Stitt, Maria Angela Barone, Marcello Castellese, Sandra Giammona, Giovanni Scianna, Mariella Ziino, and Sandra A. Cupples
Chapter 7 Care of Living Donors ..............................................................................................
Donna Gwinn and Jen Lumsdaine
Chapter 8 Professional Issues in Transplantation ......................................................................
Rebecca Winset,Janelle Yorke, and Sandra A. Cupples
Chapter 9 Heart Transplantation ...............................................................................................
Christine Hartley, Grant Fisher, and Sandra A. Cupples
Chapter 10 Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation .....................................................................
Connie White-Williams, Christiane Kugler, and Brian Widmar
Chapter 11 Liver Transplantation ................................................................................................
Sally Bufton, Karen Emmett, and Anne-Marie Byerly
Chapter 12 Intestine Transplantation ..........................................................................................
Beverly Kosmach-Park and Maria DeAngelis
Chapter 13 Kidney Transplantation ............................................................................................
Mary Jo Holechek and Greg Armstrong
Chapter 14 Pancreas and Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation .......................................................
Michele D. Blakely, Diane Lepley, and Terri Achanzar
Chapter 15 Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation ......................................................................
Barbara V. Wise and Grainne Walsh
Chapter 16 Psychosocial Issues in Transplantation .....................................................................
Kay Kendall and Maureen I. O’Dell
Appendix A Electrolyte Imbalances in Adults ..............................................................................
Appendix B Basic Adult Laboratory Values ................................................................................
Index ...................................................................................................................................
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