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NURSE PRACTITIONER GUIDELINES
1. BACKGROUND
AF Ablation clinic has guidelines in place to assist Nurse Practitioners to make appropriate decisions
regarding the specific clinical needs of patients. This document will reflect current best practice
guidelines as well as legislation that affects nurse practitioners practice.
Guidelines will be developed with thorough research and discussion with all stakeholders and Health
Department consultation.
2. POLICY STATEMENT
The following documents and guidelines have been endorsed for use by nurse practitioners to assist
decision making and escalation of care.
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Department of Health. Diagnostic Imaging Pathways. A clinical decision support tool and
educational resource for diagnostic imaging.
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eMIM’s Online
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AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive
Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task
Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;
64(21):2246-2280.
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ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: A
Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on
Practice Guidelines. Developed in Collaboration With the American Association for Thoracic
Surgery and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008; 51(21):e1-e62.
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ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias. A
Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force and the
European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines. Developed in Collaboration
with NASPE-Heart Rhythm SocietyACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients
with supraventricular arrhythmias∗—executive summary: a report of the American college of
cardiology/American heart association task force on practice guidelines and the European
society of cardiology committee for practice guidelines (writing committee to develop guidelines
for the management of patients with supraventricular arrhythmias) Developed in Collaboration
with NASPE-Heart Rhythm Society. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003; 42(8):1493-1531.
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ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and
the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death—Executive Summary: A Report of the American
College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force and the European Society of
Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for
Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac
Death). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006; 48(5):1064-1108.
The information within these guidelines are NOT a substitute for proper diagnosis, treatment or provision
of advice by an appropriate health professional. The Information in these guidelines are intended for
informing decision making and clinical practice, to improve the quality of health care and decrease the
use of unnecessary or harmful interventions. The recommendations do not indicate an exclusive course
of action or serve as a definitive model of patient care.