Optimizing the role of the electrophysiology advanced practice nurse in the hospital

Title : Optimizing the role of the electrophysiology advanced practice nurse in the hospital

Abstract:

The APN functions as the patient advocate, the care facilitator and the optimizer of the patient’s hospital journey and experience.

Areas of practice:

• Advanced knowledge and experience in the management of implanted cardiac devices, optimizing their function, enabling the patient to live their best life with their device.
• Monitoring Cardiac rhythms and interpretation of arrhythmias.
• Management of special anti-arrhythmic drugs.
• Managing patient care, collaborating with other physicians and specialists in the day-to-day clinical management of arrhythmia patients.
• Teaching patients about their condition, procedures, primary prevention, giving emotional and psychological support.
• Providing education and training for other caregivers of arrhythmia patients.

Biography:

Esther Weiss has an extensive work history in the area of Critical Care and Electrophysiology. She received her nursing degree from Northwestern University in Chicago and her MS degree from Northern Illinois University. At Sherman Hospital she developed the Electrophysiology Arrhythmia Center and created all the policies, procedures, and processes for the department. She is an active member of the Heart Rhythm Society, a member of the Test Writing Committee for the EP Certification exam, a member of the Board of Directors for the IBHRE (International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners), and a co-author of the Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on Electrophysiology Laboratory Standards: Process, Protocols, Equipment, Personnel, and Safety.