Lourdes nurses provide holistic, relationship-based
care in a variety of settings, including the Ambulatory Infusion Center,
Ambulatory
Surgery, Anticoagulation Clinic, Breast Care
Center, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Diabetes
Center, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency
Department, GI Lab, Hospice, Lourdes At Home, Laser
Treatment Center, Mission in Motion, Palliative
Medicine, Perioperative Services, Primary
Care Network, Radiation Oncology, Wound Care
Program and Youth Services.
Several examples of nursing practice in these settings
include:
Anticoagulation Clinic
Management of oral anticoagulation therapy by registered nurses
offers improved management of patients, resulting in better
regulation of dosage. This decreases complications, including
reduction of unplanned hospitalizations and emergency department
utilization. Health education provided in the clinic setting
promotes improved patient adherence to a prescribed regimen and
also enables patients to assume greater responsibility for
self-care.
Ambulatory Infusion Center
Nurses in the Ambulatory Infusion Center administer intravenous
antibiotics, other medications and blood transfusions; insert and
remove a variety of IV devices; and program portable pumps.
Diagnostic Imaging
Nurses in Diagnostic Imaging collaborate with technologists,
radiologists, and ancillary staff to provide high quality care to
patients who undergo biopsies, angiograms, thrombolysis and other
radiologic procedures. They are certified in ACLS and conscious
sedation and maintain radiology unit- specific competencies.
Nursing care includes, but is not limited to, assessment,
monitoring, patient and family education and discharge
teaching.
Lourdes Hospice
Nurses in Lourdes Hospice work collaboratively with all members
of the care team to improve the quality of life for patients and
their families "by providing physical comfort, pain management and
emotional and spiritual support."
Lourdes At Home
Registered nurses are integral members of the health care team
in the Lourdes At Home Certified Home Health Agency and the
Long-Term Home health Care Program. Nurses were the driving force
for implementation of an electronic medical record with laptops
that are provided for all clinical staff. This technology enables
the sharing of real-time information regarding patient care and
physicians' orders.
Nurse Practitioners
Master's prepared nurse practitioners provide direct care to
patients and families across the life span, in multiple outpatient
settings that include the Diabetes Center, Mission in Motion, and
the Primary Care Network. In addition, two doctorally-prepared
nurse practitioners and one doctorally-prepared clinical nurse
specialist provide screening and treatment services in the Breast
Care Center and on the Mission in Motion Primary Care Van.
