Ward 30- ACHDU is a 12 bedded mixed gender unit providing cardiac care for adult patients who present with cardiac conditions that do not require invasive mechanical ventilation.
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:
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Acute Coronary Syndrome
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Heart Failure without the need for Mechanical Ventilation
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Post Cardiac Arrest for monitoring without need for Mechanical Ventilation
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Valvular Heart Disease
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Disease of the Aorta and Pericardium
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Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease
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Cardiac rhythm abnormalities requiring continuous monitoring or TPM / PPM, AIC insertion
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Patients diagnosed with NSTEMI with / or without Acute Pulmonary Edema
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Pre and Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with arterial or / and venous sheath
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Anticoagulation (INR) Management (for arrhythmia / valve prosthesis)
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Infective Endocarditis
Primary procedures:
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24 Hour Bedside or Telemetry Monitoring
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Non-invasive ventilation: Nasal Mask, Full Face CPAP / BIPAP
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Venous, Arterial, PICC, CVP / ART Line Management
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Trans-esophageal Echocardiography (Assist)
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Percutaneous coronary intervention care
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Arterial and Venous Sheath Removal
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12-Lead ECG (Performance and basic interpretation)
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Cardioversion (Elective and Emergency-assist)
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Pleural Aspiration (Assist)
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Chest Tube Insertion (Assist and Removal)
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Transcutaneous Pacing (Emergency)
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Administration of vasoactive infusions
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Administration of thrombolytics
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Pericardiocentesis (Assist)
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Moderate Sedation
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Hemodialysis (Nursing Care provided by HD staff)
Model of Nursing Care:
Total Patient Care in conjunction with the Partnership Model of Care.