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A Training and Testing System for Performing Vascular Reconstruction In Vitro
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[The certification of nurses' competence in positioning and managing a vascular hemostasis system]
Laura Plebani1, Barbara Suardi
1Ufficio Qualità, AOU, Maggiore della Coarità, Novara.
Aim:
The application of a vascular hemostasis system is a specialistic competence that could be charged to a cardiology nurse upon formal recognition of the acquired skill.
Method:
Haemostasis systems are routinely implemented by cardiology nurses. To officially recognize this skill a course was organized with two lectures, practical training and supervised practice.
Results:
8 nurses attended the course and after the accreditation each introduced 150 Angio-Seals without relevant complications. Each minor problem is routinely discussed to exclude any malpractice.
Conclusions:
Certification of new skills is feasible and nurses' skills can be formally recognized with specific courses.
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