Hendrick Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Abilene, TX, with 391 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 60,692 patients visited the hospital's emergency room. The hospital had a total of 15,601 admissions. Its physicians performed 4,762 inpatient and 4,247 outpatient surgeries.Cath lab nurses care for patients while they are undergoing different procedures in a cath lab. They mau assist the doctor with a cardiac catherization procedure and care for the patient during and after. Nurses in the cath lab may also help with procedures like stent placements and the insertion of pacemakers and defibrillators. The responsibilities of a cath lab nurse begin before a procedure and may include educating the patient about the procedure, checking vital signs and administering intravenous medication. During a procedure, nurses may operate medical equipment, such as a ventilator, which helps a person breathe, monitor a patient’s blood pressure and oxygen level and assist the physician as needed.
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Hendrick Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Abilene, TX, with 391 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 60,692 patients visited the hospital's emergency room. The hospital had a total of 15,601 admissions. Its physicians performed 4,762 inpatient and 4,247 outpatient surgeries.Cath lab nurses care for patients while they are undergoing different procedures in a cath lab. They mau assist the doctor with a cardiac catherization procedure and care for the patient during and after. Nurses in the cath lab may also help with procedures like stent placements and the insertion of pacemakers and defibrillators. The responsibilities of a cath lab nurse begin before a procedure and may include educating the patient about the procedure, checking vital signs and administering intravenous medication. During a procedure, nurses may operate medical equipment, such as a ventilator, which helps a person breathe, monitor a patient’s blood pressure and oxygen level and assist the physician as needed.
