The Effect of Head of Bed Elevation on Patient Comfort After Angiography

Joan Pool1, Margaret Dercher, Belinda Hanson

  • 1Joan Pool, RN, MSE, BSN, CCRN Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit and Cardiovascular Holding Unit, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Margaret Dercher, RN, BSN Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit and Cardiovascular Holding Unit, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Belinda Hanson, RN, BSN Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit and Cardiovascular Holding Unit, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Linda Heiman, RN, BSN Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit and Cardiovascular Holding Unit, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Yan Li, MA Biostatistician, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Kim Schraeder, RN, BSN Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit and Cardiovascular Holding Unit, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Mary Pat Schultz, APRN Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit and Cardiovascular Holding Unit, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Shawna Ziglinski, RN, BSN Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit and Cardiovascular Holding Unit, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Marci Ebberts, RN, BSN, CCRN Clinical Education Specialist, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri.

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