Cardiac Business Center (W33-CBC)

Ward 33-CBC is a 12 bedded mixed gender unit providing care for adult patients providing tertiary care for Cardiology, Cardiothoracic, Business and Medical Protocol patients from all disciplines.

Patient Population: Adult mixed gender

Hours of Operation: 24/7

No of Beds: 12

Occupancy Rate: 98%

Staff Categories: Nurse Manager, Clinical Resource Nurse, Nurse Coordinator, Staff Nurse I & II, Patient Care Technician.

Primary Diagnosis:

• Acute Coronary Syndrome

• Heart Failure without the need for Mechanical Ventilation

• Post Cardiac Arrest for monitoring without need for Mechanical Ventilation

• Valvular Heart Diseases

• Disease of the Aorta and Pericardium

• Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease

• Cardiac rhythm abnormalities requiring continuous monitoring or TPM / PPM, AIC insertion

• Patients diagnosed with NSTEMI with or without Acute Pulmonary Edema

• Pre and Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with arterial or/and venous sheath

• Anticoagulation (INR) Management (for arrhythmia / valve prosthesis)

• Infective Endocarditis

• Other Adult Medical / Surgical Business Centre and Protocol Patients

  
  

Primary procedures:

• 24 Hour Bedside or Telemetry Monitoring

• Non-invasive ventilation: Nasal Mask, Full Face CPAP / BIPAP

• Venous, Arterial, PICC, CVP / ART Line Management

• Trans-esophageal Echocardiography (Assist)

• Percutaneous coronary intervention care

• Arterial and Venous Sheath Removal

• 12-Lead ECG (Performance and basic interpretation)

• Cardioversion (Elective and Emergency-assist)

• Pleural Aspiration (Assist)

• Chest Tube Insertion (Assist and Removal)

• Transcutaneous Pacing (Emergency)

• Administration of vasoactive infusions

• Administration of thrombolytics

• Pericardiocentesis (Assist)

• Moderate Sedation

• Pain Control Analgesia (PCA)

• Hemodialysis (Nursing Care provided by HD staff)

  
  

Model of Nursing Care:

Total Patient Care in conjunction with the Partnership Model of Care