What have our patients learnt after being hospitalised for an acute myocardial infarction?

Background: Education for hospitalised patients is an important aspect of care for people who have an acute cardiovascular event.

Objective: To investigate the cardiovascular risk factor behaviours of patients together with their acute coronary syndrome (ACS) knowledge, attitudes and beliefs following admission to hospital for an acute myocardial infarction.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction participated in an observational study.

Cardiac clinical skill assessments for registered nurses.

This article outlines a framework of clinical skill assessments that identify the knowledge and skills required for safe and competent care of cardiac patients. This framework categorizes identified cardiac skills into a logical sequence for assessment, aims to standardize the assessment process, and allows transportability of clinical skills.