title: Clinical pathway across tertiary and community care after an interventional cardiology procedure.
abstract: Many patients who receive medical interventional cardiology procedures at a tertiary hospital live outside the metropolitan area and may experience fragmentation in care, less emotional support by family members, inaccurate and delayed communication, and lack of educational follow-up on discharge from the hospital. A clinical pathway titled "Heart Health Care Patterns" was developed to link acute phase, recovery phase, rehabilitation phase, and enhancement/maintenance phase. The 12-month clinical pathway combines Gordon's Functional Health Patterns and the Omaha System developed by the Omaha Visiting Nurse Association. The rating scale for outcomes assesses the patient at different phases to provide objective data and information throughout the year.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Center at Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doran
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sampson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Staus
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ahern
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schiro
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013041:Specialties, Nursing