KVC Nurses

Staff with at least two years of experience in the CVC (CARDIOLOGY VASCULAR SURGERY) intensive care unit are provided and supported.

About KVC Nurses

KVC (cardiovascular surgery) intensive care nurse is a person who provides uninterrupted follow-up of people who have undergone or will undergo surgery. KVC intensive care nursing briefly; It is the person who undertakes the care of patients who have undergone a risky surgery such as cardiovascular surgery..

What are the Duties and Responsibilities of KVC Intensive Care Nurse?

The duties and responsibilities of the KVC intensive care nurse start from the moment the operation is over. The KVC intensive care nurse, who receives the patient from the operating physician, determines the urgent needs of the patient. Creates a care plan by considering the urgent needs. Shares the care plan with specialists. The question of what a CV intensive care nurse does can be answered as the person who creates and implements a care plan by determining the critical conditions of the patient after surgery. The CVC intensive care nurse must fulfil the following responsibilities:

• Protecting the patient against possible infections,
• To ensure the cleaning of the patient after surgery,
• To apply isolation and sterilisation methods,
• To make the patient's dressings, intravenous care,
• To ensure that the patient is fed by mouth or intravenously.

The KVC intensive care nurse organises the communication between the patient and the doctor as well as the communication between the patient's relatives and the doctor. In this way, it is aimed for the patient to rest in an isolated environment. At the same time, the CVC intensive care nurse controls all external stimuli for the patient to get enough sleep and rest. The possible risk situations of patients with a long postoperative hospital stay are reviewed by the CVC intensive care nurse. For these patients, the KVC intensive care nurse makes and implements the first walking plan. Lung massage should be applied in patients who stay for a long time. In such cases, the KVC intensive care nurse assumes this responsibility and directs the patient to respiratory physiotherapists when necessary. If the patient needs to be transferred to a different unit, it ensures that the patient is transferred safely.