Heart Failure: Strategies To Improve Outcomes (cardiovascular Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach For Management And Pr) (cardiovascular Team Approach)

__Heart Failure: Strategies to Improve Outcomes__, the first volume in the Cardiovascular Team Approach Series, presents the true integrated care approach to the common syndrome of heart failure. The authors, including advanced practice nurses, physicians, a pharmacist, a social worker, and a dietitian, are professionals who actively practice and care for heart failure patients in the team environment. Introduction : the integrated team approach to the care of the patient with cardiovascular disease / Gerald Fletcher [et al.] Section 1. The syndrome of heart failure. Ch. 1. The basics / Ileana L. Piña, Elizabeth A. Madigan Section 2. Multidisciplinary collaborative care model for patients with heart failure. Ch. 2. The nurse's role in caring for patients with heart failure / Nancy Altice Ch. 3. The pharmacist's role in caring for patients with heart failure / Angela Cheng-Lai Ch. 4. The nutritionist's role in caring for patients with heart failure / Miriam Pappo Ch. 5. The physician's role in caring for patients with heart failure / Snehal Patel Ch. 6. The social worker's role in caring for patients with heart failure / Xiomara Tolentino. Section 3. Case studies.