Cardiac Care Unit –CCU (Zayed 5 West)

Intensive and intermediate care for patients with a variety of cardiac illnesses.

Patient Population

• Adult
• Diagnoses include acute myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy and dsyrhythmias
• May require electrophysiology testing, IABP therapy, pacemaker placement, cardioversion, and/or mechanical ventilatory support
• Average length of stay: 5 days

Number of Beds

• 12 ICU

Nurse/Patient Ratio

• ICU 1:1; 1:2

Rotation/Shifts

• Day/Night 12-hour shifts

Skill Mix

• Staff Mix: 90% RNs and 10% Clinical Technicians
• RN Staff Education: 18% ADN; 77% BSN; 5 % MSN
• Required competencies: ICU skill checklist 

Orientation

• In-depth, specialty care orientation that focuses on our acute cardiac patient population
• • Mentoring program (SPRING) for new graduate nurses

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