urse Practitioners at a clinical cardiological unit.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- 1. Cardiology<br /> 2. nurse practitioner<br />3. medical intern<br />4. PhD student<br />5. care<br />6. consistent<br />7. continuous.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23920
- Lead Sponsor
- Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad HeerlenHenri Dunantstraat 56401CX Heerlen+31 (0)45-5766666
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Clinical patients with cardiac diseases.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with reduced consciousness or unconscious patients;
2. IC/CCU-patients;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The use of nurse practitioners instead of medical interns will result in a better, more consistent and more continuous care.<br>January 2008, a baseline-measurement will be done. The same measurement will be done 12 months later and results will be compared.<br /><br>This measurement consists of the following items:<br /><br>1. a patient poll (VAS-scale, approximately 30 questions) regarding their perception of the care they received during their stay;<br /><br>2. a poll among general practitioners in the region;<br /><br>3. measurement of faulty prescriptions in the hospital pharmacy;<br /><br>4. measurement of the average time patients reside in the hospital.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The use of nurse practitioners will lead to:<br /><br>1. more efficient care;<br /><br>2. reduced in-hospital period;<br /><br>3. better and more information to patients and relatives during their stay;<br /><br>4. more complete use of cardiac protocols regarding the treatment;<br /><br>5. reduction of medication errors with patients who leave the hospital;<br /><br>6. better perception of cardiac care by the patients general practitioner.