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This article reviews the normal anatomy and physiology of the heart to help perioperative nurses care for and educate patients undergoing cardiac procedures.
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Supports perioperative nurse education on cardiac anatomy; leaves open whether such reviews improve patient outcomes.
This article reviews the normal anatomy and physiology of the heart. Understanding the normal anatomic and physiologic relationships described in this article will help perioperative nurses care for patients who are undergoing cardiac procedures. Such knowledge also assists nurses in educating patients about cardiac procedures and about activities that can prevent, reverse, or improve cardiac illness.
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Mary Gavaghan (1998) reported a review. This article reviews the normal anatomy and physiology of the heart to help perioperative nurses care for and educate patients undergoing cardiac procedures.
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