Core Textbooks for the Programme
Ackley, B.J, Ladwig, G.B., Makic, M.B., Martinez-Kratz, M. and Zanotti, M. (2021) Nursing Diagnosis Handbook (12th edition revised preprint with 2021-2023 NANDA-I Updates, Edition 12. St Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
Butcher, H.K. et al. (2018) Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) (7th Edition), St Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
Carpenito, L.J (2018) Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Practice (15th edition), London: Wolter Kluwer Health, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
**Herdman, T.H. Kamitsuru, S. and Takao lopes (Eds) (2021) Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classifications 2021-2023, (12th edition) New York: Thieme.
Johnson, M. et al. (2012) NOC and NIC Linkages to NANDA-I and Clinical Conditions, 3rd Edition, St Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
Moorhead, S. et al. (2018) Nursing Outcome Classification: measurement of health outcomes (6th edition). St Louis: Elsevier.
Olsen, K. (2014) Oxford handbook of Cardiac Nursing (3rd Edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press
**Thaler, M. (2018) The Only EKG Book you’ll Ever Need (9th edition), Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
**Woods, S.L. et al. (2009) Cardiac Nursing (6th edition), Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
** indicate essential texts
NMHS 40880: Cardiac Rehabilitation and Heart Failure
Additional Essential Reading
Department of Health and Children (2010) Changing Cardiovascular Health: National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010-2019. Dublin: The Stationery Office. ISBN: 0-7557-7639.
Khan, M.G. (2007) Cardiac Drug Therapy. (7th Edition). New Jersey: Humana Press, ISBN: 978-1-58829-904-8
Ponikowski, P. et al. (2015) 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure, European Heart Journal, 37(27), pp.2129-2200.
Additional Recommended Reading and Research
Catapano, A.L. et al. (2016) 2016 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias, European Heart Journal, 37(39), pp.2999–3058.
Gonce Morton, P. and Fontaine, D.K. (2017) Critical Care Nursing: a Holistic Approach (11th Edition), London: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Gusdal, A.K., Josefsson. K. et al. (2017) Nurses attitudes towards family importance in heart failure care European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 16(3), pp. 256 -266
O’Donovan, K. (2020) Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, (15)9, pp. 1-9. Available at: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/epdf/10.12968/bjca.2020.0046 (Accessed 30th June 2020).
O’Donovan, K. (2019) Angiotensin receptor blockers as an alternative to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, (14)6, pp. 1 -12. Available at:
https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/epdf/10.12968/bjca.2019.0009 (Accessed 30 June 2021).
O’Donovan, K. (2018) Management of cardiogenic shock complicating ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, (14)1, pp.16 -20. Available at: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/epdf/10.12968/bjca.2019.14.1.16 (Accessed 1July 2021).
O’Donovan, K. (2019) Management of cardiogenic shock complicating ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: 2, British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, (14)2, pp.80-85. Available at: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/epdf/10.12968/bjca.2019.14.2.80 (Accessed 1 July 2021).
Rice, H., Say, R. and Betihavas, V. (2018) The effect of nurse led education on hospitalisation, readmission, quality of life and cost in adults with heart failure: a systematic review, Patient Education and Counselling, 101(3), pp. 363 -374.
Zampieron, A. (2011) A retrospective study of nursing diagnosis, outcomes and interventions for patients admitted to a cardiology rehabilitation unit, International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 22(4), pp.148-156.
European Society of Cardiology Guidelines due to be published in September 2021 ( access via https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines
• Acute and chronic heart failure
• Valvular disease
• Cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronisation therapy
• Cardiovascular disease prevention