The Development of Nursing Standards for Coronary Artery Disease Patients Who Received Medical Treatment / 간호행정학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to develop nursing standards for medical patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) patients. METHODS: This study was a methodological study. The content of nursing standards for medical patients with CAD developed in this study was validated. The nursing standards of cardiovascular nursing developed by the American Nurses Association (2008), the nursing standards developed by the Korea Nurses Association (2003) and a clinical manual of patients with CAD developed by K teaching hospital were reviewed. Literature regarding CAD nursing standards was also reviewed. The basic contents of nursing standards for medical patients with CAD were selected by an expert group including two nursing faculties, a cardiovascular unit manager, and two cardiologists. A pilot study was conducted then in real clinical settings, in which includes cardiovascular outpatient clinic, cardiovascular inpatient units, and cardiac intensive care units to evaluate clinical suitability of the nursing standards. RESULTS: The final version of the nursing standards for medical patients with CAD included 12 standards, 24 criteria, 38 indicators and 92 nursing activities. CONCLUSION: The nursing standards developed in this study can be used in evaluating quality of nursing service and in educating nurses who are involved in patients with CAD.