Outcomes of nurse-led clinic for patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention: A retrospective analysis

Nurse-led intervention in the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases: a brief literature review

“…In another study involving 62 participants who underwent cardiac catheterization, a nurse-led intervention group included discharge counseling and telephone follow-up, and the results showed that patients who were assigned to the nurse-led intervention group presented moderate to good smoking cessation, good adherence to cardiac medications, adherence to dietary changes, good physically active lifestyle and improved healthcare satisfaction [ 17 ]. In a retrospective analysis based on nurse-led clinics for 1325 patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction, non-ST elevated myocardial infarction, unstable and stable angina treated with PCI, 30-day mortality rate, re-admission and patients’ satisfaction were assessed [ 18 ]. The results showed that during the follow-up visit, mortality of 0.4% was recorded, and 10% of the patients were re-admitted within 30 days after follow-up, but among the 10% re-admission, only 1.8% was due to a cardiac cause.…”

Risk factors and prediction nomogram model for 1-year readmission for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with STEMI after PCI

“…Some post-discharge interventions, such as motivational telephone consultation and clinical follow-up, were reported to help reduce readmissions for angina and other cardiac reasons post-PCI. 20 , 21 Therefore, structured medical interventions and health education during hospitalization, together with a well-established follow-up system, psychological interventions, and professional medical guidance after discharge, might help reduce readmission rates, especially in the female patients.…”

Framework for roles and responsibilities of nurses in nurse-led cardiovascular disease clinics in primary health care: An integrative review

“…In Liljeroos and Strömberg's [25] as well as Ortiz-Bautista et al's [26] studies, specific education was provided for heart failure (HF) patients related to their treatment regimens, such as a flexible dosing regimen for diuretic therapy, recognition of warning clinical symptoms, and adherence to HF treatments. Patients also receive education about sign and symptom management; [16,25] lifestyle management, such as exercise and physical activity; [18,21,25,27,28] smoking cessation; [15,27,28] dietary habits; [18,22,[25][26][27][28] daily weight monitoring, particularly for individuals with HF; [26] blood pressure monitoring; [21,26] and other self-care practices. [17,24] Moreover, education about prescribed medication was also offered.…”

“…[15-17, 26, 27] According to Ingram et al, [20] 228 patients (48%) who attended the nurse-led clinics in their study needed medication adjustments. More than 96% of patients in Ibrahim et al's [27] study who were receiving statin therapy had their dose adjusted according to their cholesterol levels. Participants in Ögmundsdottir et al's [22] study with uncontrolled blood pressure and lipids had their medications titrated at nurse-led clinics after consulting with the treating cardiologist.…”

“…[16] For example, patients may be referred for exercise stress tests; [15,20] blood tests and Holter monitoring; [20] and CT coronary angiogram. [15] Patients (5.7%) in Ibrahim et al's [27] study were referred to endocrinology because they had recently been diagnosed with diabetes at the nurse-led clinic based on their HbA1C levels. Patients in McLachlan et al's [15] study were referred to a medical specialist review, psychology service, or a hyperventilation clinic.…”