title: Organization, design, and implementation of an interventional cardiology patient care unit.
abstract: We have described the major steps required to open a new ICPCU. The unit allows for a comprehensive standardized approach to the education of patients undergoing interventional cardiology procedures and offers the optimal setting for nursing research in the field of interventional cardiology and cardiovascular nursing. Primarily, the advent of this unit has supported the implementation of primary nursing, allowed for optimal continuity of patient care, and contributed to a decrease in the length of hospital stay of these patients and an increase in patient and family satisfaction.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huttner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Werkema
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mooney
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D000078329:Workforce