Cardiac Nursing
Cardiac nursing is a nursing specialty that deals with the patients who are suffering from various conditions of the cardiovascular system. Cardiac nurses help to treat conditions such as unstable angina, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction and cardiac dysrhythmia under the guidance of a cardiologist. Cardiac nurses perform postoperative care on a surgical unit, cardiac monitoring, stress test evaluations, vascular monitoring, and health assessments. Cardiac nurses work in many different environments, including coronary care units (CCU), cardiac catheterization, operating theatres, intensive care units (ICU), cardiac rehabilitation centers, cardiac surgery wards, clinical research, cardiovascular intensive care units (CVICU), and cardiac medical wards.