Cardiac Nursing

Cardiac nursing focuses on the prevention and treatment of heart-related conditions. Nurses in the cardiology department work in inpatient or outpatient settings, caring for medical or surgical patients, and understanding patients with acute illnesses or helping them manage chronic illnesses. Cardiac nurses help treat conditions such as unstable angina, coronary artery disease, congestive coronary insufficiency, myocardial infarction, and cardiac dysrhythmia under the guidance of a cardiologist. They perform excellent care on a surgical unit; analyze assessments, cardiac monitoring, vascular monitoring, and health assessments. Cardiac nurses have primary Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification. Additionally, cardiac nurses have specific skills, including EKG monitoring, defibrillation, and continuous drip medication administration. Cardiac nurses work in a variety of settings including coronary care units, cardiac catheterization, medical care units, operating theaters, cardiac rehabilitation centers, clinical research, cardiac surgery wards, intensive care units cardiovascular and cardiac medicine services.

 

Typical Cardiac Nurse responsibilities include:

 

·         Assess and treat patients.

·         Provide postoperative care.

·         Monitor stress test evaluations.

·         Monitor heart and vascular readings.

·         Educate patients and their families.

·         Support and motivate patient lifestyle changes.


 


    Related Conference of Cardiac Nursing

    April 14-15, 2025

    62nd World Nursing Conference

    London, UK
    April 16-17, 2025

    4th Global Summit on Nursing care and Midwifery

    Tokyo, Japan
    April 17-18, 2025

    35th World Nursing and Nursing Care Congress

    Aix-en-Provence, France
    May 05-06, 2025

    17th International Conference on Gynecology

    Rome, Italy
    May 12-13, 2025

    44th World Nursing and Healthcare Conference

    Toronto, Canada
    May 28-29, 2025

    22nd World Congress on Clinical Nursing and Practice

    Aix-en-Provence, France
    June 12-13, 2025

    2nd Global Summit on World Nursing

    London, UK
    June 26-27, 2025

    32nd Global Nursing and Health Care Conference

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    August 11-12, 2025

    27th Global Nursing Education, and Nursing Technology

    Toronto, Canada
    August 11-12, 2025

    World Nursing Congress

    Toronto, Canada
    August 21-22, 2025

    33rd International Conference on Nursing Education and Research

    Aix-en-Provence, France
    August 25-26, 2025

    26th World Congress on Nursing Care and Healthcare

    Aix-en-Provence, France
    October 06-07, 2025

    32nd Global Nursing and Healthcare Congress

    Las Vegas, USA
    November 24-25, 2025

    57th Euro Nursing & Medicare Summit

    Barcelona, Spain

    Cardiac Nursing Conference Speakers

      Recommended Sessions

      Related Journals

      Are you interested in