Cardiac Catherterization Laboratory Nurse Certificate Course

Applicants must have completed B.Sc Nursing or GNM course.

The course will also focus on providing care to patients in ICU, CCU or Cardiac Catheterization Lab; executing needs assessment, organizing patients for medical procedures, monitoring patient's vital signs, operating treatment equipment's, administering Intravenous therapy (IV) and various tasks to be performed in the Cath-lab. As this field is continuously evolving, it is essential to keep updated on the latest technologies

On successful completion of the course, the student will be competent to:

• Apply evidence based medicine and current guidelines to meet individual patient needs and characteristics.
• Be able to understand and explain the medical procedure or surgical treatment the patient will receive, to patient and relatives.
• Acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to assist in all procedures in the cath lab.
• Assist in pre-procedural, peri-procedural and post procedural patient care and management.
• Identify the optimal strategy to assist in managing procedural related complications.