Republic of Iraq
The Ministry of Higher Education
& Scientific Research
University: Baghdad
College: Nursing
Department: Elective: Cardiology
Stage: Fourth years
Instructor name:
Dr.Hakema Shaker Hassan /Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Dr.Khalida Allawn Mansour Al-Jarsha
Academic status: Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Place of work: College of Nursing/
University of Baghdad
Course Weekly Objective
E-mail
Dr. Hakema Shaker Hassan / Professor
Dr. Khalida Allawn Mansour Al-Jarsha / Assistant Professor
Khalida_mansour@yahoo.com
Title
Elective: Cardiology (2)
Course Instructor
Course Coordinator
Course Objective
Course Description
Textbook
After studying this semester the student should be do the following.
1. Recognize common dysrhythmias associated with cardiac
conduction system as obtained from electrocardiogram or
electrocardiographic.
2. Describe treatment for patients with cardiac dysrhythmias.
3. Plan nursing interventions for patients requiring pacemakers.
4. Explain medical and nursing management for angina pectoris and
myocardial infarction.
5. Describe cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction.
6. Differentiate among the different inflammatory and valvular
heart diseases.
7. Explain the pathophysiology and medical and nursing
management of inflammatory heart disease, valvular heart
diseases and congestive heart failure.
8. Plan care for a patient with congestive heart failure.
9. Describe preoperative and operative nursing care for the person
undergoing cardiovascular surgery.
To help the student to learn the structure and function of the heart
and heart disease that effect the adult person and their nursing
intervention.
 Brunner, L. S.; Suddarth, D. S.: Textbook of medical-surgical
nursing, 12 th. edition, Lippincott company, 2010
 Suzanne,C., Smeltzer, Brenda, G. Barejance, L.,
Hinkleand,Kerry, H. Cheever, Brunner & Suddarth’s Text book
References
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Course Assessment
General Notes
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Phipps, W. J.; Cassmeyer, V. L.; Sands, J. K.; Lehman, M. K.:
Medical surgical nursing concepts and clinical practice, fifth
edition, Mosby, 1995.
Lemone, P.; Burke, K. M.; Medical-surgical nursing critical
thinking in client care, Addison Wesley, 1996.
Alspach, J. G.: Core curriculum for critical care nursing,
American association of critical care nurses, 5 th edition, W. B.
saunders company London, Philadelphia, Toronto, 1998.
Smeltzer, S. C.; Bare, B. G.: Textbook of medical-surgical
nursing, 9th edition, Lippincott. Williams and Wilkins 2000.
Woods, S. L.; Froelicher, E. S.; Motzer: Cardiac nursing, 4 th
edition, Lippincott Wiliams and Wilkins, 2000.
Smeltzer, S. C.; Bare, B. G.: Textbook of medical-surgical
nursing, 10th edition, Lippincott. Williams and Wilkins,
Philadelphia, New York, London, 2004.
Term
Clinical
Quizzes Reports
Final Exam
Tests
Evaluations
Theoretical and
Clinical
20%
20%
10%
10%
40%
Republic of Iraq
The Ministry of Higher Education
& Scientific Research
University: Baghdad
College: Nursing
Department: Elective: Cardiology
Stage: Fourth years
Instructor name: Dr.Hakema Shaker
Hassan / Professor
Dr.Khalida Allawn Mansour Al-Jarsha
Academic status: Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Place of work: College of Nursing/
University of Baghdad
Course Weekly Content
Week
Date
1
1/2
2
8/2
3
15/2
4
22/2
5
1/3
6
8/3
7
15/3
8
22/3
Topics Covered
 Coronary artery disease
- Coronary atherosclerotic heart diseases
- Epidemiology
- Risk factor (Non modifiable risk factor,
Modifiable risk factor)
- Medical management, Diagnostic test.
- Medication, Treatment.
- Unstable angina.
 Myocardial infarction
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Pathophysiology.
- Prognosis, Diagnostic test.
- Medication,Treatment.
- Nursing management (assessment, objective
data, nursing diagnosis, intervention)

Complication of myocardial.
 Inflammatory heart disease
- Precarditis
- Etiology
- Pathophysiolog
 Acute preicarditis
 Chronic pericarditis
Medical management
Nursing management
 Myocarditis
(Etiology, pathophysiology, medical
management, nursing management)
 Infective endocarditis
(Etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic test,
Lab. Experiment
Assignment
Notes
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
medication
9
29/3
- Nursing management (assessment, objective
data, nursing diagnosis, expected patient
outcome, intervention)
10
5/4
 Rheumatic heart disease.
- Syphilitic cardiovascular disease
(Epidemiology, pathophysiology, management)
11
12/4
12
19/4
13
26/4
14
3/5
15
10/5
 Valvular heart disease
- Pathophysiology
- Type of valvular disease
- Mitral stenosis (Etiology, pathophysiology)
- Mitral regurgitation (Etiology,
pathophysiology)
 Aortic stenosis (Etiology,
pathophysiology)
 Aortic regurgitation (Etiology,
pathophysiology)
 Tricusciped stenosis (Etiology,
pathophysiology)
 Pulmonary stenosis (Etiology,
pathophysiology)
 Pulmonary regurgitation (Diagnostic
test, Medication)
 Treatment of valvular disease
- Valve replacement
- Procedure of valve replacement, type of valve,
anticoagulation
 Nursing management (assessment,
objective data, nursing diagnosis,
expected patient out come, intervention)
Instructor Signature:
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
Dean Signature: