Educational Publications

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (JCN): The Official Journal of PCNA!

Each issue includes pages devoted to PCNA membership information, annual meeting information, calls for abstracts, and other important association news. In addition each issue will feature a section on prevention. A perusal of past issues will provide a wealth of information on many prevention topics such as use of cholesterol-lowering drugs and smoking cessation. This is a bi-monthly publication.

2007 Revised Edition: National Guidelines and Tools for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: A Pocket Guide

This second edition guide is a single resource that provides information on multiple national guidelines, recommended treatment goals that pertain to both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and information on compliance strategies for enhancement of risk factor reduction interventions. More specifically, the Pocket Guide includes information and guidelines on cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention, lifestyle interventions, cholesterol, hypertension, obesity/weight loss, diabetes and smoking cessation. This publication is included in PCNA new member packets.

Non-PCNA members can order by calling, 1-800-345-6425. Please reference book #, 0-000341-02-9. Price: $25

A Guide to Developing a Successful Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program

This 81-page manual provides extensive information, advice, and tools to utilize in your practice setting. The authors have made a concentrated effort to address the full scope of topics involved in outpatient care, from the initial strategic planning stages to the fundamental information regarding reimbursement services provided by nurses. A variety of models and examples are woven throughout the chapters to address the diversity that exists in the outpatient workplace.

$25 PCNA Members - Order
$40 Non-Member List Price - Order

Elevated Triglycerides & Low HDL- A Quick Look at Therapies

As a companion piece to the online program, PCNA has developed this laminated card for use by the healthcare professional in their practice. This 5 x 7 card includes information on triglyceride and HDL screening and ATP III Guidelines. Also included are common causes of elevated triglycerides and low HDL, performing a clinical assessment, assessing for metabolic syndrome, supporting lifestyle change, and pharmacologic therapy.

This is only available to PCNA members.

What You Need to Know-Triglycerides and HDL

This patient piece comes in the form of a tear-off pad with approximately 50 sheets per pad. This education piece outlines: risk reduction strategies, including how to lower triglycerides and raise HDL through healthy eating and exercise. Easy to read tables provide examples of heart healthy activities for adults, as well as common medications used to lower triglycerides and raise HDL-cholesterol.

Additional copies of the sheets can only be obtained by downloading the publication.
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A Quick Look at Cholesterol Guidelines

PCNA has developed this laminated card for use by the healthcare professional in their practice. This 5 x 7 card includes information on Cholesterol, screening, Framingham Risk Scores and ATP III Guidelines. Also included are treatment goals, assessing for metabolic syndrome, lifestyle therapy, and pharmacologic therapy.

PCNA Forms Online: Practical Information for Your Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic
Medical Evaluation Forms, Assessment Tools and Educational Materials

The PCNA Forms tool contains pdf templates of clinical forms and patient handouts that you can use in your CVD risk reduction practice. These forms can be integrated into a patent's medical record and include patient assessment forms, contracts, flow charts, follow-up plans & tools, patient-education materials, and a list of online resources.
This publication is available in electronic format only via an Adobe Acrobat PDF file.

Click here to access PCNA Forms Online.

Get Tough on Angina Patient Handbook and Resource Tool Kit

A handbook for your patients with angina or their family members. The material includes a description of angina, the cause, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. For some the book will assist in becoming comfortable with talking about angina, and others will learn how to live more comfortably each day.

The resource tool kit provides a a wide array of information for the healthcare porfessional on how to care for your patient with angina and how to set up a patient support group or seminar.

Please call 1-866-488-1212 to order
International Orders Only: Please email your name, mailing address and quantity to info@pcna.net

Diabetes - Cardiovascular Disease Tool Kit

This comprehensive CD-ROM contains printable patient education materials related to diabetic cardiovascular disease. There are more than 25 topic areas including type 2 diabetes and glucose control, risk factors and lifestyle management, coronary heart disease, and vascular disease. In addition, this CD-ROM includes forms for tracking key goals and for logging daily eating and physical activity patterns.

This valuable product is available to all PCNA members through either the PCNA or American Diabetes Association websites

Please click here for more information on the program and ordering information.

Destination Heart Healthy Eating - Now in Spanish!

A free educational resource with materials to help you communicate a positive strategy for heart health. The publication includes: Tips and information, a presentation and discussion guide for group education, handouts and counseling tools, a supply of patient brochures and booklets, and product samples to support your heart health messages. Click here to visit Bell Institute for more information on the program and ordering information.