Nursing Care Practices Following a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Results of a Survey of Australian and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nurses

Background: Although there is high-level evidence to guide optimal medical care for percutaneous coronary interventions, there are less explicit guidelines to support nurses in providing care. Aim: This study describes the practice standards and priorities of care of cardiovascular nurses in Austral...

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Main Authors: Rolley, John, Salamonson, Y., Dennison, C., Davidson, Patricia
Format: Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14982
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author Rolley, John
Salamonson, Y.
Dennison, C.
Davidson, Patricia
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Dennison, C.
Davidson, Patricia
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description Background: Although there is high-level evidence to guide optimal medical care for percutaneous coronary interventions, there are less explicit guidelines to support nurses in providing care. Aim: This study describes the practice standards and priorities of care of cardiovascular nurses in Australia and New Zealand. Method: Item generation for the survey was informed by an integrative literature review and existing clinical guidelines. A 116-item Web-based survey was administered to cardiovascular nurses, via electronic mail lists of professional cardiovascular nursing organisations, using a secure online data collection system. Results: Data were collected from March 2008 to March 2009. A total of 148 respondents attempted the survey, with 110 (74.3%) completing all items. All respondents were registered nurses with an average of 12.3 (SD, 7.61) years of clinical experience in the cardiovascular setting. A range of practice patterns was ivident in ambulation time after percutaneous coronary intervention, methods of sheath removal, pain relief, and patient positioning. Respondents consistently rated psychosocial care a lower priority than other tasks and also identified a knowledge deficit in this area. Conclusion: This survey identified diversity of practice patterns and a range of educational needs. Increasing evidence to support evidence-based practice and guideline development is necessary to promote high-quality care and improved patient outcomes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-149822017-01-30T11:47:06Z Nursing Care Practices Following a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Results of a Survey of Australian and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nurses Rolley, John Salamonson, Y. Dennison, C. Davidson, Patricia standards clinical practice nursing research transluminal percutaneous coronary angioplasty questionnaires Background: Although there is high-level evidence to guide optimal medical care for percutaneous coronary interventions, there are less explicit guidelines to support nurses in providing care. Aim: This study describes the practice standards and priorities of care of cardiovascular nurses in Australia and New Zealand. Method: Item generation for the survey was informed by an integrative literature review and existing clinical guidelines. A 116-item Web-based survey was administered to cardiovascular nurses, via electronic mail lists of professional cardiovascular nursing organisations, using a secure online data collection system. Results: Data were collected from March 2008 to March 2009. A total of 148 respondents attempted the survey, with 110 (74.3%) completing all items. All respondents were registered nurses with an average of 12.3 (SD, 7.61) years of clinical experience in the cardiovascular setting. A range of practice patterns was ivident in ambulation time after percutaneous coronary intervention, methods of sheath removal, pain relief, and patient positioning. Respondents consistently rated psychosocial care a lower priority than other tasks and also identified a knowledge deficit in this area. Conclusion: This survey identified diversity of practice patterns and a range of educational needs. Increasing evidence to support evidence-based practice and guideline development is necessary to promote high-quality care and improved patient outcomes. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14982 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins restricted
spellingShingle standards
clinical practice nursing research
transluminal percutaneous coronary
angioplasty
questionnaires
Rolley, John
Salamonson, Y.
Dennison, C.
Davidson, Patricia
Nursing Care Practices Following a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Results of a Survey of Australian and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nurses
title Nursing Care Practices Following a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Results of a Survey of Australian and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nurses
title_full Nursing Care Practices Following a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Results of a Survey of Australian and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nurses
title_fullStr Nursing Care Practices Following a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Results of a Survey of Australian and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nurses
title_full_unstemmed Nursing Care Practices Following a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Results of a Survey of Australian and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nurses
title_short Nursing Care Practices Following a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Results of a Survey of Australian and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nurses
title_sort nursing care practices following a percutaneous coronary intervention. results of a survey of australian and new zealand cardiovascular nurses
topic standards
clinical practice nursing research
transluminal percutaneous coronary
angioplasty
questionnaires
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14982