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Cardiovascular nursing scope of practice: Definition of cardiovascular nursing ; Evolution of cardiovascular nursing practice ; Practice characteristics ; Education requirements for cardiovascular nurses ; Advanced practice cardiovascular nursing ; Continuing professional development and lifelong learning ; Specialty certification ; Future considerations ; Additional content -- Standards of cardiovascular nursing practice. Standards of practice: Assessment ; Diagnosis ; Outcomes identification ; Planning ; Implementation (Coordination of care, Health teaching and health promotion, Consultation, Prescriptive authority and treatment) ; Evaluation -- Standards of professional performance: Quality of practice ; Education ; Professional practice evaluation ; Collegiality ; Collaboration ; Ethics ; Research ; Resource utilization ; Leadership -- Glossary -- References and resources -- Appendix A: Cardiovascular nurses associations and societies: missions and Websites -- Appendix B: The scope of cardiac rehabilitation practice (1993) -- Appendix C: Standards of cardiovascular nursing practice (1981) Appendix D: Standards of cardiovascular nursing practice (1975). |
