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Detailed Needs and Requirements: Cardio-Pulmonary Unit
Some patients will have to change clothing prior to examinations.
Provision should be made for dressing and secure holding of patient
possessions and clothing during examinations.
Patient apprehension may be reduced by encouraging socializing while
waiting and by providing reading material. Apprehension may also be
minimized if waiting patients cannot see or hear examinations or tests
being conducted on other patients.
Many patients examined in the cardio-pulmonary unit have heart
conditions. It is possible that some of them may be in danger of
cardiac arrest while in the unit.
2. Physicians
Patients may be referred to the cardio-pulmonary unit by many
specialist on the hospital staff; however, cardiologist are most directly
involved in the operation of the unit. Physicians need not be involved
in many routine procedures; however, they conduct complex
procedures, e.g., cardiac catheterization or pulmonary angiography.
It is desirable that physicians be readily available to the unit during
normal hours of operation both for consultation with residents, interns,
and technical staff and to respond quickly to emergencies.
Additional physician activities include patient interviews and
examinations, consultation with other physicians, instruction of medical
students in groups or individually, group meetings of professional staff
or unit personnel, evaluation of test results, dictation and individual
study.
3. Residents and Interns
The activities of the residents on the cardio-pulmonary unit parallel
those of physicians with the exception that residents will be more
routinely involved with unit operations.
The cardio-pulmonary unit is not a normal assignment in an intern's
rotation through the services of a hospital. Interns may, however,
come to the unit for consultation, group discussion or demonstrations.
They may also assist physicians and residents in diagnostic or
treatment procedures.
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