Practical application of educational rhetoric: a pathway to expert cardiac nurse practice?
Cardiac nursing takes place within various spheres of health care, reaching into primary, secondary and tertiary care within theses, cardiac expertise falls within four domains: health promotion, cardiac prevention and rehabilitation, acute, chronic and episodic care and palliative care. This paper sets out the possibility for a staged development of the cardiac nurse, which could promote homogeneity in role, skill and practice. A framework ('Expert Cardiac Nurse Pathway') for the United Kingdom, is proposed here, and views on its usefulness throughout Europe are sought.
Riley
Jillian P
JP
Thames Valley University, Royal Brompton Hospital, Britten Street Wing, London SW3-6NP, UK. j.riley@rbh.nthames.nhs.uk
Bullock
Ian
I
West
Sue
S
Shuldham
Caroline
C
D002322:Career Mobility; D005060:Europe; D006291:Health Policy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice; D013041:Specialties, Nursing; D013192:Staff Development