14th International Nursing, Healthcare & Patient Safety Conference

Conference Sessions

Track 20: Cardiac Nursing

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Introduction

Heart disease is one of the main causes of death in the US, and you don’t have to be a doctor to realise that. It causes one out of every four fatalities each year, killing more people than cancer. Everyone should place a high premium on taking care of their heart and cardiovascular system, and the healthcare system is aware of this.

It should come as no surprise that there are healthcare specialists of various stripes who specialise in cardiology given how crucial the heart and the system supporting it are. Patients with a range of heart disorders or conditions are treated and cared for by cardiac care nurses.

Continue reading if you want to learn more about what it’s like to work as a cardiac nurse. To help you understand why cardiac nursing is so important, we’ve described the speciality in detail.

What do cardiac nurses actually do?

Registered nurses (RNs) that specialise in the cardiovascular system are known as cardiac nurses, cardiovascular nurses, or cardiology nurses. They assist patients with cardiac issues by adhering to the prescribed treatment plan, keeping track of the patient’s progress, and giving medication to hasten the recovery process.

Depending on the workplace, a cardiac nurse’s daily duties may change. When reacting to patients who are experiencing cardiac arrest, cardiac nurses who work in acute care settings may spend a lot of time using defibrillators, for instance. In a surgical context, cardiac nurses are more likely to spend their time getting patients ready for surgery and then aiding in their recovery.

What qualifications are needed to become a cardiac nurse?

To succeed as a cardiac nurse, you need a special mix of both hard and soft talents. To find out which skills are most in demand, we looked at more than 50,000 cardiac nurse jobs that were posted over the course of the previous year using real-time job analytic software.

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Technical skills for cardiac nurses:2

  1. Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
  2. Patient care
  3. Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab)
  4. Acute care
  5. Telemetry
  6. Critical care nursing
  7. Cardiology
  8. Pediatrics
  9. Life support
  10. Treatment planning

Transferrable skills for cardiac nurses:

  1. Teamwork
  2. Communication
  3. Planning
  4. Critical thinking
  5. Research
  6. Physical ability
  7. Computer literacy
  8. Problem solving
  9. Organization
  10. Time management

What is the typical wage for a cardiac nurse?

You may be interested in learning the typical cardiac nurse wage now that you are more aware of what cardiac nurses accomplish and the abilities they employ while working. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) can give an overview of registered nurse salaries in general, but it does not provide compensation data depending on nursing specialty. According to the BLS, the median annual pay for registered nurses in 2019 was $73,300. 

As a general rule, you can anticipate that the salary of a cardiac nurse will be comparable to that of other registered nursing positions. Similar to other nursing professions, overall salary can and will be influenced by elements like education level, experience, location, and specialised training.

How to train to work as a cardiac nurse

You must first become a registered nurse in order to pursue a specialty in cardiac nursing. Although it is not necessary, it can be advantageous to gain some general nursing experience to learn the ins and outs of the work and advance your patient care abilities. If you could start acquiring practical experience in applicable fields like telemetry, that would be extremely beneficial.

Pursuing specialist qualifications in the industry is one approach to improve your marketability for opportunities as a cardiac nurse. Aspiring cardiac nurses have a few important certification alternatives to take into account.

Cardiac nurses have the potential for career growth

You can advance in the cardiovascular speciality by earning a cardiac nurse certification. Become an advanced practise registered nurse if you decide you want to progress in your speciality even further (APRN).

To develop a plan of care, cardiac nurse practitioners conduct patient assessments, inform patients and families about chronic cardiovascular illnesses and their treatment options, and review lab or radiological test results. Even in a private practise cardiology clinic, a cardiac nurse practitioner could see their own patients.

There are alternative paths for progress if becoming a nurse practitioner is not for you. High-performing cardiac nurses with the necessary experience could advance into nurse management roles. These individuals are in charge of supervising, instructing, and directing a group of cardiovascular nurses.

List of Home Care Nursing Services Association
  1. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
  2. Academy of Neonatal Nursing
  3. ACNP- American College of Nurse Practitioners
  4. Advanced Practice Nurses of the Ozarks
  5. Advanced Practice Nurses of the Permian Basin
  6. Advanced Practitioners for the River Region
  7. Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association
  8. Alliance for Psychosocial Nursing
  9. Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
  10. Alzheimer’s Association
List of Home Care Nursing Services Healthcare
  1. American Assembly for Men in Nursing
  2. American Assisted Living Nurses Association
  3. American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)
  4. American Association for the History of Nursing
  5. American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  6. American Association of Critical Care Nurses
  7. American Association of Diabetes Educators
  8. American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
  9. American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
  10. American Association of Managed Care Nurses
List of the 10 best Home Care Nursing Services University
  1. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
  2. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
  3. Christian Medical College, Vellore
  4. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
  5. JKK Muniraja Institute of Health Sciences
  6. Lingayas Institute of Health Sciences
  7. Metro College of Health Sciences and Research
  8. Jr Kissan College of Pharmacy and Health Science
  9. Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences
  10. Acharya Institute of Health Science and Nursing
List of Home Care Nursing Services Society
  1. United Nurses Association
  2. Indian Nurses Association.
  3. All India Nurses Association
  4. Kerala Govt Nurses Association
  5. Kerala Nurses Union
  6. The American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management 
  7. American Health Information Management Association 
  8. The Healthcare Financial Management Association 
  9. National Association of Health Services Executives
  10. The National Association of Healthcare Access Management 

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Sub-tracks of Cardiac Nursing

 
  1. Heart Rhythm and Arrhythmias.
  2. HIV and Heart Disease.
  3. Hypertension.
  4. Imaging.
  5. Interventional Cardiology.
  6. Myocardial Biology/Heart Failure.
  7. Myocarditis.
  8. Preventive Cardiology
  9. Clinical Cardiology
  10. Heart Diseases
  11. Hypertension
  12. Electrocardiography
  13. Cardio-Oncology
  14. Interventional Cardiology
  15. Pediatric Cardiology
  16. Cardiac Nursing
  17. Valvular Heart Disease
  18. Pulmonology And Cardiology