Nursing Protocol of Arrhythmia Patients Undergoing Synchronized Cardioversion (SCV) with One-Day Discharge
Keywords:
Nursing care, Arrhythmia, One-day Discharge, Synchronized cardioversion (SCV)Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) or Atrial flutter is an increasing incidence worldwide and is a cause of stroke and heart failure. Treatment is to restore the heart rate to normal. Synchronized cardioversion (SCV) is currently the most popular treatment. Nurses are medical personnel who play an important role, especially in the context of one-day discharge. Nurses indeed require specialized skills for managing patients undergoing Synchronized Cardioversion (SCV) across all phases of care. Nurses must have communication skills between the medical team
and patients, from assessing the patient's symptoms,
providing information, monitoring risks, providing care
before, during and after treatment. This is to ensure that the treatment process is efficient and safe,
allowing patients to be discharged from the hospital
within one day, reducing the number of beds, reducing
costs and improving the quality of life of patients. Therefore, this article proposes a nursing approach that integrates nursing into the emergency discharge system to increase the capacity of nurses in the context of Thailand to meet international standards.
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