This book tries to teach the subject of cardiac care in a very simplified manner to make the beginners easily understand the basics. Through this book, we like to stress upon the importance of having a thorough knowledge of the basic concepts. At the end of each chapter, we have given some small exercises to help the readers recapitulate what they have just read.
The objective of this book is to increase the awareness of the importance of the cardiovascular assessment techniques and gain thorough knowledge in the areas of assessment and patient care, in order to provide better care for all the patients; especially those suffering from cardiovascular conditions. The book aims to improve the skill level of assessment techniques of the cardiovascular system, by increasing the knowledge base of the nurse, through assessment, reporting of abnormal findings, the emergency procedures and documentation of all results, whether normal or abnormal.