Disorders of the Cardiovascular System Archives

Decreased Cardiac Output Nursing Diagnosis & Care Plan

Learn how to provide cardiac support through nursing assessment, nursing diagnosis, goals, and interventions in this care plan guide for decreased cardiac output.

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial infarction (MI), is used synonymously with coronary occlusion and heart attack, yet MI is the most preferred term as myocardial ischemia causes acute coronary syndrome (ACS) that can result in myocardial death.

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Anemia

Anemia is a condition in which the hemoglobin concentration is lower than normal.

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Heart Failure

Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, is recognized as a clinical syndrome characterized by signs and symptoms of fluid overload or of inadequate tissue perfusion.

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Hypertension

Hypertension is one of the most common lifestyle diseases to date.

12 Outdated Nursing Practices

Let’s go inside a time machine and travel back before to see the practices we don’t do (hopefully for good) anymore.

Maternity and Newborn Care

Pregnancy Changes and The First Prenatal Visit

What would the nurse do during the first prenatal visit and the succeeding ones? Learn the assessment needed for this important step in providing care to the pregnant woman.

Maternity and Newborn Care

Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is a condition wherein vasospasm occurs during pregnancy in both the small and large arteries in the body.

Nursing Pharmacology

Antihypertensive Drugs

Nursing pharmacology study guide for antihypertensive agents includes ACE Inhibitors, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers, Calcium-Channel Blockers, Vasodilators.