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Unit Profile - 7C
Clinical Nurse
Manager
Clinical Nurse
Specialist
Clinical Nurse
Supervisor
Educational Nurse
Coordinator
Brief Description of
the Unit
Common
Procedures
Cathy Kendrick, BSN, RN
936-5328 / Pager 77218
Scherolyn A. Leggett, MSN,RN, CNS
615-5316 / Pager 30216
Valerie Spotts, BSN, RN
936-4724 / Pager 5493
Andrea Pelham-Reichel, BSN, RN
764-9994/ Pager 77219
7C Cardiac Step Down Unit is a 32 bed telemetry unit. The patient's diagnoses consist
of heart failure, PTCA/stent, arrhythmias, ICD/pacemaker, pulmonary hypertension,
acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction. Patients not only receive care
for their illness but extensive teaching as well.
Our staff consists of registered nurses and assistive personnel. Many of the RN staff
are ACLS certified. There is a charge nurse for each shift and the day shift charge
nurse rotates on a monthly basis. Each RN completes a 6-12 week orientation that
consists of basic arrhythmias, management of the ACS patient, electrophysiology and
interventional patients, and heart failure patients.
1. Right/Left Heart Cardiac Catheterization
2. Internal Cardiac Defibrillator Placement
3. Permanent Pacemaker Placement
4. Bi-ventricular Pacemakers
5. Electrophysiology Study
6. Chest X-Ray
7. MRI
8. CT Scan
9. Stress Test
Common Medical
Diagnoses
Common
Precautions and
Safety Measures
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Unstable Angina
Chest Pain
Rule Out MI
Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter (Rapid Ventricular Rate)
Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation
Syncope
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Heart Failure
Pneumonia
C. Diff, VRE
MRSA
Falls
Unit Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)