Reading Suggestions:

• ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!
• Basic Arrhythmias (5th Edition)
• Basic Dysrhythmias: Interpretation & Management
• Cardiac Pacing and ICDs
• Mastering ACLS
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• ACLS Quick Review Study Guide
• Critical Care Nursing Secrets
• Meltzer's Intensive Coronary Care: A Manual For Nurses
• Adult Cardiac Surgery: Nursing Care and Management
• Principles and Practice of Interventional Cardiology
• Handbook of Patient Care in Cardiac Surgery
• The Nurse's Guide to Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation
• Cardiac Surgery: Perioperative Patient Care
• Manual of Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery
• Today's Bestselling Cardiac Care Nursing Books

• Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing-Official journal of the American
  Academy of Nursing. Provides practical information that is useful
  on the job, discusses the needs of cardiovascular patients and their
  families, and includes articles on dysrhythmias, pharmacology, and
  outcomes research.
• Progress In Cardiovascular Nursing-Information specific to the needs
  of the cardiovascular nurse. Emphasis on research, new therapies, and
  technologies. Reflects current practice in caring of the cardiac patient.
  Special features on pharmacological developments, legal issues, complex
  arrhythmias, and their treatment.
• European Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing-This is the International
  Journal of the European Society of Cardiology It is dedicated to the
  advancement of knowledge in the field of cardiovascular nursing:
  promoting evidence based clinical practice.
• Critical Care Nurse-For critical care nursing professionals. Covers the
  latest advances in critical care, the newest clinical techniques,
  information on cardiac care, pharmacology, nutrition, pulmonary
  care, and neurology.
• American Journal Of Nursing-Content includes practical, hands-on
  clinical articles on essential topics, vital information on drugs, clinical,
  nursing and healthcare news, research and more. Features and
  departments include Practice Errors, Research for Practice, Infectious
  Disease and Washington Watch.

Cardiovascular Simulators

• ACLS STAT- SkillStat's free online ACLS interactive self testing & assessment tool.
• Acute Coronary Interactive Case-You treat the patient in this
  interactive case study.
• Adult ACLS Megacode Simulator-A review for health care providers
  certified in ACLS.
• Atlas Of Heart Murmers-Audio files of murmurs you can listen to online
• Auscultation Assistant- Provides heart sounds, murmurs and breath
  sounds in order to help improve physical diagnosis skills.
• Basic EKG Rhythms- Interactive basic EKG learning tools with self tests
• Blaufuss Multimedia Tutorials- Interactive heart sounds & arrhythmia tutorials with quizes.
• Before the Heart Attacks- A revolutionary approach to detecting, preventing, and even reversing heart disease. Filled with nutritional information, exercise information, diet plans and medication plans- everything you need to know to keep your heart healthy.
• Cardiac Auscultation Simulator (HeartLab)-Library of sounds to listen
  to accurate heart sounds on a simulated chest wall, review which maneuvers accentuate the sounds, locate where the sounds are best
  heard, and view a graphic representation of the sounds.
• Cardiac Trivia Challenge- Fast & fun challenge of your cardiac facts,
  terms & procedures.
• CESLab-Freeware cardiac electrophysiological simulation package for
  the Apple Power Macintosh platform.
• The Six Second EKG- Dynamic Interactive Cardiac Rhythm Simulator
• ACLS.Net-ACLS Algorhythms, Simulator, & quizzes.
• Pediatric ACLS Megacode Simulator-A review for health care providers
  certified in ACLS.
• Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization Simulator- A sophisticated simulation
  system intended for teaching medical and paramedical staff all the skills
  required for the safe use of pulmonary artery catheters
• Rhythm MasterEKG Rhythm skills & self testing.
• Virtual Cardiac Cases- Interactive cases for students to work through
  to improve their knowledge.

Selected Sites & Resources
This list of resources is highly selective and does not include every web site related to these topics. If you would like to add a resource click here.

• Angioplasty / PTCA Home Page - Latest news on ground-breaking
  technologies and treatments for heart disease, and to provide a forum
  for discussion of controversial issues in healthcare and medical innovation.
• Aspirin in heart attack and stroke prevention -When is aspirin recommended? How much? Guidelines & information from the AHA.
• Blood Pressure Testing And Measuring -Guidelines, information and
  resources by the AHA.
• Body Mass Calculator -Find out what percentage of body fat you have
  with our handy online tool.
• Cardiac Monitoring/Arrhythmia Recognition-learn how to identify arrhythmias, including wide-complex tachycardias.
• Calories Calculator-How much do you burn with your activities? How
  many calories do you actually require? Find out right here.
• Johns Hopkins Heart Health-Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention, and
  resources for professionals and patients.
• Cardioversion Skills Checklist-Critical skill elements as needed to pass Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Cardiovascular Disorders-Latest research on cardiac markers that can
  help you identify MI, methods to treat acute MI, and how to intervene
  appropriately in chest pain emergencies.
• Cardiovascular Information For Patients -Excellent resources for the
  general public & patients- you may want to refer patients to this or
  print topics to use to educate with as handouts or to prepare talks.
• Cardiovascular Information For Health Professionals-Extensive resources
  for your study- includes downloadable educational strategies to prevent
  pre-hospital delay in high risk patients.
• Congenital Heart Disease -Info and resources for families of children
  with congenital and acquired heart disease, adults with congenital
  heart defects, and the professionals who work with them.
• Congenital Heart Disease Resource Page-Extensive resources for parents
  and providers, lists support groups , specific disorder information, and
  web resources.
• Coping With Heart Surgery And Bypassing Depression-A Family's Guide
  to the Medical, Emotional, and Practical Issues.
• Heart Attack Statistics & Warning Signs -Valuable patient information.
• Heart Sounds-Excellent collection of heart sounds you can listen to
  ranging from normal to murmurs, defects and others. *Handy chart of
  normal heart rates for various age groups also.
• Heart Information Network-Educational website founded by a heart
  patient and a physician full of useful updates, tools, and resources for
  both patients & professionals.
• Heart Failure Online -Excellent resources for patient & healthcare
  provider, this site is dedicated to those having heart failure.
• Heart Healthy Eating-Information & tips for all age groups.
• Hemodynamics Monitoring Tutorial- In this program you will learn the
  important aspects of reading and interpreting hemodynamic waveforms,
  review abnormal waveforms and discuss the methods of achieving
  accuracy in your hemodynamic information.
• Nurse-Beat-Cardiac Nursing Electronic Journal. Includes feature articles,
  discussion, rhythm strips, cardiac pharmacology.
• The Beat-with Dr Joel Posner -Listen as Dr. Joel Posner gives healthy
  heart advice. Each movie in the series tackles a different heart health
  issue.
• The Beat Goes On -Moderated heart failure forum.
• The Heart, An Online Exploration - Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood
  through the blood vessels.
• National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Government site is rich in resources & tips for both health professionals & consumers.
• The Zapper-Newsletter for the cardioverter/Defibrillator Implant
  Patient, Family, and Care Giver
• Women Are Not Small Men-Life-Saving Strategies for Preventing and
  Healing Heart Disease in Women

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