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Topics in Nursing: Cardiac Nursing & Cardiovascular Disease

Focus on Cardiovascular disease 2025

This is a special issue on nursing management and resources for Cardiovascular diseases. It has a focus on chronic cardiovascular disorders affecting many patients
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Related Library subject guides: Cardiology

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Cardiovascular disease - Feature articles

Improving Discharge Education and Outcomes for Patients with Heart Failure 
Mowery BD, Brand E, Gisila D, et al. American Journal of Nursing, 2025;125(3):40-46.

Psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in patients with coronary heart disease, heart failure or atrial fibrillation: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis, Chantal F Ski, Rod S Taylor, Karen McGuigan, Linda Long, Jeffrey D Lambert, Suzanne H Richards, David R Thompson. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Volume 24, Issue 2, March 2025, Pages 194–204.

Effect of Intensive Nurse-Led Optimization of Heart Failure Medications in Patients With Heart Failure: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Driscoll A, Meagher S, Kennedy R, Currey J. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2024;39(5):417-426

The Burden of Chronic Disease
K. Hacker. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes 2024 Vol. 8 Issue 1 Pages 112-119.

A systematic review of community nursing interventions focusing on improving outcomes for individuals exhibiting risk factors of cardiovascular disease Tan, See et al. Journal of Advanced Nursing, Issue: Volume 76(1), January 2020, p 47-61.

Outcomes of nurse practitioner-led care in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis 
Smigorowsky MJ, Sebastianski M, Sean McMurtry M, Tsuyuki RT, Norris CM. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(1):81-95, 2020.

Cardiac and Cardiovascular Nursing

Cardiac, Cardiovascular Nursing Investigation of the Current Status of Core Competencies of ECMO Nurses in ICUs and Analysis of Influencing Factors: A Multicentre Survey.
Xu, A., Li, Z., Li, X., Han, Y. and Xie, C. (2025), Journal of Clinical Nursing. 

Incidence and Associated Factors of Postoperative Delirium in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Prospective Cohort Study Guo, Y., Li, C., Mu, Y., Wu, T. and Lin, X. (2025), Journal of Clinical  Nursing. 

Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN): Chapter 9 Cardiovascular Assessment
Ernstmeyer K, Christman E, Editors. Nursing Skills [Internet]. Eau Claire (WI): Chippewa Valley Technical College; 2021. Includes video parts, illustrations, cardiovascular assessment checklist, vital signs.

Chest Pain Assessment: "What to Do When Your Patient Has Chest Pain' 
Ausmed, Lampert, L. 2023 (AU) Accessed 07/04/2025.

Heart Failure Practice Review March 2024
Issue 2 2024. ACNC download.

Electrocardiogram

Jarvis S (2021) Nursing Times [online] Accessible through Nursing TimesNet online with a free guest (weekly) subscription. 

Electrocardiogram 1: purpose, physiology and practicalities, 2021
Electrocardiogram 2: interpretation and signs of heart disease, 2021
Electrocardiogram 3: cardiac rhythm and conduction abnormalities, 2021

 

Further resources

© Heart Foundation, 2023
"The highly anticipated 2023 Australian Guideline for assessing and managing cardiovascular disease risk was recently released in July. Alongside the Aus CVD Risk Calculator, it establishes the new clinical standard for CVD prevention in Australia"

Guidelines, Policies, Statements

Guidelines, policies and practice statement

Australia 

Australian clinical guideline for diagnosing and managing acute coronary syndromes 2025 (abridged) 
2025. Brieger D, Cullen L, Briffa T et al. National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.  
Full Comprehensive Version

Heart, stroke & vascular diseases - Web Report 
Australian Institute on Health and Welfare (AIHW)  - updated Dec 2024. (monitoring cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the Australian population, focusing on cardiovascular risk factors, major subtypes, treatment and impact) Web Report

The Heart Foundation, in partnership with the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (ACDPA) (AU)
Clinical Guideline page overview accessed April 2025.

Practice standards for Australian cardiovascular nurses: An electronic Delphi study, 2023 
Journal: Collegian. From the ACN College. Full text 

International

2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines (US)
S. S. Virani, L. K. Newby, S. V. Arnold, V. Bittner, L. C. Brewer, S. H. Demeter, et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2023 Vol. 82 Issue 9 Pages 833-955. Full text

Integrated care in cardiovascular disease: a statement of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions of the European Society of Cardiology (EU)
CF Ski, S Cartledge, D Foldager, DR Thompson, S Fredericks, I Ekman, JM Hendriks. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2023.
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