Detailed Outline (RCES)

  1. Conducting Pre-Procedural Activities
    1. Prepare Procedure Room
    2. Prepare sterile table
    3. Ensure regulatory compliance
    4. Perform patient identification
    5. Review patient laboratory results
    6. Review patient medical record
    7. Verify physician’s orders
    8. Verify/obtain patient consent
    9. Start patient IV
    10. Insert/apply urinary catheter
    11. Transport patients to procedure room
    12. Prepare patients for invasive procedures
    13. Prepare patients for non-invasive procedures
  2. Conducting Intra-Procedural Activities
    1. Maintain patient comfort
    2. Monitor vital signs of patients
    3. Administer medications to patients
    4. Monitor ACT (Activated Clotting Time)
    5. Acquire Radiographic Images
    6. Evaluate Implanted ICDs and Pacemakers
    7. Place central venous lines
    8. Place arterial lines
  3. Conducting Post-Procedural Activities
    1. Remove Arterial Catheters
    2. Remove Venous Catheters
    3. Prepare Patient for Transfer to Recovery
    4. Reset Procedure Room
  4. Performing Diagnostic Studies
    1. Position diagnostic catheters
    2. Perform stimulation protocols
    3. Perform venography
    4. Perform tilt table test
  5. Performing Therapeutic Procedures
    1. Assist physicians with vascular interventions
    2. Assist transeptal puncture
    3. Assist Physician with Ablation
    4. Assist Physicians with lead extractions
    5. Assist with periocardiocentisis
    6. Assist Physicians with Implant Devices
  6. Collecting Data
    1. Analyze ECG
    2. Analyze EGMs
  7. Communicating With Patients and the Health Care Team
    1. Update family regarding patients
    2. Summarize procedural data
    3. Hand off patients (reporting)
    4. Conduct patient education and training
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