Ward 34-ACW provides cardiac care for adult patients with mixed acuity, from high dependency to ward level care and includes cardiac telemetry monitoring. The unit consists of unit with 14 single rooms plus 3 Medical protocol suites.
Patient Population: Adult mixed gender
Hours of Operation: 24/7
No of Beds: 17
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, 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
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
Hemodialysis (Nursing Care provided by HD staff)
Model of Nursing Care:
Total Patient Care in conjunction with the Partnership Model of Care
