title: Improving outcomes for pediatric patients in the adult cardiac catheterization laboratories.
abstract: Critical care nurses are facing a new dilemma: caring for pediatric patients undergoing invasive cardiac procedures in the adult cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories. This article presents nursing standards of practice for the pediatric patient in these clinical settings. These standards promote consistency in nursing care and direct clinical practice toward achieving positive patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care/Acute Care Patient Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stine
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Marden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D009737:Nursing Records; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management