Cardiac Center Nursing
Nursing in the Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is recognized for setting the national standard for excellence in the specialized nursing care of infants, children and adults with cardiac and congenital heart disease. Our nurses are passionate about their work, and their influence extends beyond the hospital to community initiatives and outreach. Cardiac nurses are highly invested in their role as patient and family educators.
There are more than 250 specially trained pediatric cardiac nurses in the Children's Hospital Cardiac Center.
The Cardiac nursing team has more than 30 nurses with advanced degrees, including nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse educators and master’s degree-prepared staff nurses.
On the Main Campus in Philadelphia and at Pediatric and Adolescent Specialty Care Centers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey nurses and nurse practitioners practice within a collaborative interdisciplinary model with physicians, respiratory therapists, child life specialists, social workers and other disciplines.
Orientation
For new and experienced nurses who join the team, the Cardiac Center provides a comprehensive orientation program, based on level of expertise, which generally lasts 20 to 28 weeks and includes 8 to 12 weeks of support from a designated clinical resource nurse. Orientation also includes 25 days of didactic learning in the first 24 months.
Research
Evidence-based practice and nursing research is an important part of cardiac nursing practice. Nurses in all roles are engaged in inquiry, discovery and innovation. Support for nursing research is provided by a designated nurse researcher for experienced and novice cardiac nurses.
The Cardiac Center Nursing Research Committee is identifying research questions from bedside practice. One example is: How can our current post-operative pain management practices be improved? Through nursing research, advanced practice nurses in the CHOP Cardiac Center are currently evaluating the effectiveness of our services to other cardiac centers caring for complex, fragile cardiac patients.
You may reach us at cardiac@email.chop.edu.
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- 215-590-4040
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