Beginning December 2020 uncomplicated ST-Elevated MI patients will be admitted directly to Telemetry following intervention instead of CICU.
June 2020: Review and develop evidence- based exclusion criteria for admission to Telemetry
June 2020: Create a process for communication between the nursing supervisor, cath lab, Telemetry Unit and CICU for patient placement
Fall 2020: Meeting with Telemetry and CICU charge nurse, nursing supervisor and cath lab RN to discuss communication process
Dec 2020: Begin tracking STEMI patients Unit admitted to (Telemetry or CICU/ICU) Requiring transfer to CICU/ICU from Telemetryhttps://digitalcommons.centracare.com/nursing_posters/1120/thumbnail.jp