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Coronary Care Unit

Coronary Care Unit 

Coronary Care Unit (CCU) is a 19 bedded mixed gender unit providing cardiac care for adult patients 24 hours / 7 days a week. Patient typically present with cardiac conditions that do not require invasive mechanical ventilation.


Patient Population: Adult mixed gender.

Hours of Operation: 24/7

No of Beds: 19

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 Disease

  • Disease of the Aorta and Pericardium

  • Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease

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

  • Adult cardiac patient who develops worsening renal failure requiring conventional Hemodialysis

  • Patients diagnosed with NSTEMI with/without Acute Pulmonary Edema

  • Pre and Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Arterial sheath

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

  • Infective Endocarditis

Primary procedures:

  • 24 Hour Bedside & 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 thrombolytic therapy

  • Pericardiocentesis (assist)

  • Moderate Sedation

  • Hemodialysis (Nursing Care provided by HD staff)

Model of Nursing Care:

Total Patient Care in conjunction with the Partnership Model of Care





Coronary Care Unit


Unit name

Coronary Care Unit

Patient population

Adult Male & Female Patients

Hours of operation

24 Hours / 7 Days per Week

Number of beds

19 Beds

Occupancy Rate

95%

Staff categories

Registered Nurse

Unit Assistant

Patient Care Technician

Primary patient diagnoses

Moderate Risk Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Acute Heart Failure without the need for Mechanical Ventilation.

Stable Post Cardiac Arrest for monitoring without need for Mechanical Ventilation.

Patients requiring Oxygen Therapy or BIPAP/CPAP.

Unstable Valvular Heart Diseases.

Severe disease of the Aorta and Pericardium.

Severe Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease.

Symptomatic cardiac rhythm abnormalities requiring continuous monitoring.

Newly placed tracheotomies without the need for mechanical ventilation.

Continuing need for Intra-Aortic Counter Pulsation in a relatively stable patient.

Stable adult cardiac patient who develops worsening renal failure requiring Haemodialysis.

Patients diagnosed with NSTEMI.

Patients requiring temporary and permanent pacemakers.

Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with femoral sheath.

Patients requiring invasive hemodynamic monitoring including Pulmonary. Artery catheters, Arterial catheters and Central Venous Catheters.

Procedures

  • 24 Hour Bedside & Telemetry Monitorin

  • 12-Lead ECG

  • Cardio-version (Elective and Emergency)

  • Venous, Arterial and Swan Ganz Pressure Monitoring & Management

  • Pleural Aspiration (Assist)

  • Invasive Lines (Assist & Removal)

  • Chest Tube Insertion (Assist & Removal)

  • Chest Drain Management

  • Transcutaneous Pacing (Emergency)

  • Sheath removal

  • Percutaneous coronary intervention

Nursing care Delivery system

Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model

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9/5/2022 1:53 PM

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