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Editor-in-Chief: Barbara Riegel, DNSc, RN, CS, FAAN
Debra K. Moser, DNSc, RN, FAAN
ISSN: 0889-4655
Online ISSN: 1550-5049
Frequency: 6 issues / year
Ranking: Nursing 13/95
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems 75/117
Impact Factor: 1.431
From the Editors

 Happy New Year!

We would like to offer congratulations to the following American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing award winners:

Katharine A. Lembright Award - Pamela H. Mitchell

Martha N. Hill New Investigator Award - Selina K. Berg

Distinguished Achievement Award - Tamilyn Bakas

Excellence in Clinical Practice - Mary Canobbio

Marie Cowan Promising Young Investigator Award - Rebecca Dekker

Competence in Aging Award - Elaine Miller

CVN Best Abstract - Jean McSweeney

Clinical Article of the Year Award - Lisa Lewis

Research Article of the Year Award - Robyn Gallagher

Stroke Article of the Year Award - Sandy Middleton

Arteriosclerosis/Heart Failure Research Award - Misook Chung

 

Pictured below Dr. Misook Chung and Dr. Rebecca Dekker at the dinner with their awards.

 Newly Elected Fellows in the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing

Irma B. Ancheta

Terrie M. Black

Patricia M. Davidson

Lisa A. Davis

Holli A. DeVon

Susan K. Frazier

Angela L. Green

Kathleen T. Hickey

Christopher S. Lee

Karin V. Nystrom

Carolyn M. Reilly

Mary Rummell

Karen S. Yehle

Congratulations to all from the Editors at the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

We also had our annual Editorial Board meeting at the AHA conference. Pictured below are our Board member at the meeting hard at work.


  

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Guidelines and Scientific Statements

JCN presents Guidelines and Scientific Statements for the Care and Management of Cardiac Patients:

American Heart Association

2010  2008-2009   2004-2007   2000-2003   Prior to 2000

 

A recent AHA Scientific Statement was published to provide recommendations for promoting health care provider communication with patients about sexual activity. Three members of the writing group were Cardiovascular Nursing Council members:  Elaine Steinke, Tiny Jaarsma, and Debra Moser.

Sexual Activity and Cardiovascular Disease. A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association.

Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseas in Women-2011 Update.


American College of Cardiology

Heart Failure Society, Comprehensive heart failure practice guidelines web site

European Society of Cardiology

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation   Scientific Statements, Position Papers and Guidelines

American Society of Echocardiography

Society of Critical Care Medicine

National Guideline Clearinghouse

Cochrane Nursing Care Field (CNCF)

 

Upcoming Conferences

  

 

24th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
September 29 through October 4, 2012
Abstract submission October 25, 2011 through March 23, 2012

 

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions

LA Convention Center

November 3-7, 2012

Los Angeles, CA

Abstract submission: April 17 - June 6, 2012

 

SCCM 42nd Annual Congress

Promoting Healthy Environments

San Juan, Puerto Rico

January 19-23, 2013

 

6th World Congress Paediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

Capetown, South Africa

February 17-22, 2013

Abstract submission deadline: July 31, 2012 

 

American College of Cardiology Congress

San Francisco, CA

March 9-11, 2013

Abstract submission deadline:

 

National Teaching Institute

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

May 21-23, 2013

Abstract submission for educational session: April 2, 2012, closes June 15, 2012

 

PCNA 19th Annual Symposium

Las Vegas, NV

May 2-4-2013

Abstract submission September 5, 2012 through November 1, 2012

 

American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) 9th Annual conference

Montreal, Canada

June 27-29, 2013

Session proposal abstracts September 26 - October 26, 2012

Call for mentors closes October 15, 2012

 

 

Research, Educational and Practice Resources

 Research Resources

Official site for the Self Care of Heart Failure Index.

This instrument was developed by Dr. Barbara Riegel over the past 2 decades. This instrument has strong psychometric support and is frequently used to measure self care in studies of patients with heart failure. This site offers a brief history of the instrument, the Self Care of Heart Failure Model upon which the instrument is based, the instrument, foreign language versions, directions for use and for scoring and information about adaptations of the instrument in development to measure self care in other patient populations. As this instrument is in the public domain, it may be accessed through this site and used without specific permission from Dr. Riegel, the developer of this instrument.

 

Educational and Practice Resources

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced NEW safety label changes for the cholesterol-lowering medication simvastatin. It was found that the highest approved dose--80 milligram (mg)--has been associated with an elevated risk of muscle injury or myopathy, particularly during the first 12 months of use.

 The agency is recommending that simvastatin 80 mg be used only in patients who have been taking this dose for 12 months or more and have not experienced any muscle toxicity. It should not be prescribed to new patients. There are also new contraindications and dose limitations for when simvastatin is taken with certain other medications.

 Read about the appropriate ways to prescribe simvastatin to your new and existing patients.  

 

New CE opportunities

Free CE for Nurses who manage patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

PAH Nursing Virtual Clinic

At the end of this Continuing Education activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify patients at risk for pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • List the symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • Describe the therapeutic regimens for the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension and their associated toxicities
  • Develop strategies for self-care and medication adherence in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

ST-Segment and QTc Monitoring: Implementing Evidenced-Based Practice

Hemorrhagic Stroke: Aggressive Management and Optimal Outcomes

 

PCNA Launches New Online CE Course - "Caring for a Woman's Heart" Join JoAnne M. Foody, MD, FACC, FAHA, Director, Cardiovascular Wellness Program, Bringham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, and Kathy Berra, MSN, ANP, FAANP, FPCNA, FAAN, Stanford Prevention Reserach Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, for this informative and though-provoking presentation on women and cardiovascular health. 

Other Available PCNA CE offerings

  • Mindset:  A New Strategy for Health Behavior Change
  • Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Maximizing Quality of Life
  • Children's Dietary Recommendations
  • Translating Epidemiology into Sound Public Health Advice 
  • Taking Women's Health to Heart:  An Update on Women and Cardiometabolic Syndrome
  • Move It! Update From the Activity Side of the Energy Balance Equation -Plus Strategies to Get Your Clients off the Couch
  • Exercise is Medicine:  Understanding the Evidence

PCNA Launches  Online CE Offering: Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

This course will feature the COURAGE and BARI 2D trial results, with a special emphasis on nurse case management for delivering optimal medical care. It will also include a brief review of the different drug classes for management of angina. The COURAGE and BARI 2D trials in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease both reported that an initial strategy of routinely adding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to optimal medical therapy in the absence of significant left main coronary disease did not increase survival rates or prevent myocardial infarction. The BARI 2D trial in patients with Type 2 diabetes included coronary bypass surgery (CABG), as well as PCI, as an initial revascularization strategy. The BARI 2D trial reported that a strategy of prompt CABG and optimal medical care was superior to inital optimal medical care alone in preventing subsequent myocardial infarction.

1 CE Credit (includes 1 contact hour of pharmacology). This online educational activity offered free of charge.

 

Exercise Toolkit Provides a Guide for Peripheral Arterial Disease Professionals

The Vascular Disease Foundation Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Exercise Training Toolkit: A Guide for Health Care Professionals.” was developed jointly by the Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). This toolkit may be useful in the management of patients with PAD.  

 

 

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Heart Insight, an American Heart Association consumer magazine, focuses exclusively on managing and preventing cardiovascular disease and related conditions.  The magazine offers patients, their families and caregivers hope, inspiration, and encouragement by featuring articles about, and by, people who have first-hand experience dealing with cardiovascular conditions, either as patients or as caregivers.  Read the magazine online - free of charge as always – including heart healthy recipes!  Please share with your patients!

2012 Reviewer Recognition

We would like to acknowledge our sincere appreciation for the dedication and excellence of our manuscript reviewers for the 2010 year! These professionals provided an invaluable service to the journal and the profession by using their clinical and research expertise to ensure the high quality of our published manuscripts. Their efforts truly contribute to our ability to disseminate progressive information intended to improve the care and outcomes of those with cardiovascular disease.

JCN Reviewers of the Year 2012

 JCN Reviewers for 2012  

 

Reviewer Resources

Hoppin, FG. (2002). How I review an original scientific article. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 166, 1019-1023.

DeMaria, A.N. (2003). What constitutes a great review? Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 42(7), 1314-1315.

Moser, D.K., & Riegel, B. (2010). Elements of a great review.

 

Special Supplement

Venous Thromboembolism - November/December 2009 
November/December 2009
Venous Thromboembolism

Publication Writing Seminar

Debra K. Moser, DNSc, RN, FAAN

An invitation from the Editor-in-Chief:

Interested in writing for publication?
Attend the PCNA/JCN webinar
"Writing Strong Abstracts for Professional Conferences."

PCNA News

PCNA is the leading nursing organization dedicated to preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) through assessing risk, facilitating lifestyle changes, and guiding individuals to achieve treatment goals. This is accomplished through the integration of public and professional education and advocacy.

Mission and goals

Membership

Awards and Scholarships

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Clinical Tools

PCNA has joined Facebook. The PCNA Fan Page gives you the chance to engage with others and to share ideas and information. You will find relevant calendar and event information, photos, links to scholarships and award opportunities with upcoming deadlines, nursing videos, the latest issues of eNews, exclusive interactive polls, and much more.  Be among the first to join us on Facebook! Log on to your Facebook account and become a fan of PCNA.

 

Please join me in congratulating Joyce Ross, MSN, CRNP, CS, CLS, ANP, FPCNA, FNLA, Immediate Past President of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association and current board member of The FH Foundation for her article titled "Educating Patients about Familial Hypercholesterolemia: The Role of the Cardiovascular Nurse".

 The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing has received sole access to this important article, based on a focus group discussion that involved PCNA members who met during the association’s annual symposium in Florida. Please click here to access this information.  

News from the Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College

The Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College has been created to to support the vital role of any nurse within Australia, New Zealand and the wider region of Asia who has a major interest or role in caring for patients with cardiovasular disease. The ACNC strives to ensure that nurses will be equipped to effectively manage cardiovascular disease. And that nurses  will be represented in the determination of health care policy and funding discussions at all levels.

College Goals

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The Council on Cardiovascular Nursing of the American Heart Association

The Council on Cardiovascular Nursing is one of the 16 councils of the American Heart Association.The mission of the CVN Council is to foster research, translation and application of knowledge for excellence in practice, and education about cardiovascular disease and stroke for consumers and healthcare professionals by contributing nursing expertise to AHA's global efforts to promote ideal cardiovascular health, heart healthy lifestyles, and quality of life

Cardiovascular Nursing Council: Activities and Membership Benefits

CVN Council brochure

Funding opportunities from American Heart Association

CVN Council newsletter: Connections