Appraisal of Knowledge & Attitude of Cardiac Patients - Cardiac Catheterization Procedures; a Perspective of Critical Care Nursing and Patient Safety in Focus

Cardiac catheterization is considered a goal standard for precise diagnosis of coronary artery disease and cardiac function, and may be define as a combined hemodynamic angiographic procedure undertaken for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The article sought to appraise knowledge and attitude of sampled fifty cardiac patients conveniently using cross sectional design, and it was found that the majority of the patient had poor knowledge regarding the procedure and majority had also positive attitude probably due to advent of technology in health care delivery services.

About the author

The author attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria where he had his BNSc degree with 2nd class upper division in 2008 and went to Tanta University, Egypt for his MSc in Medical Surgical Nursing and graduated with 1st class in 2016. He is currently a Ph.D student at Ahmadu Bello University, in the field of Medical Surgical Nursing.

Product details

• Authors: Abdulmaleek Musa Aliyu
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2020
• EAN: 9786202554602
• ISBN: 9786202554602
• No. of pages: 52
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Medical professions