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Overview:
Cardiac rehabilitation nurses work with adults
with cardiovascular disease or those who are at risk. Nurses
in this specialty promote cardiac wellness by helping patients
alter their lifestyles (such as decreasing stress;
eating low-fat, low-cholesterol meals; exercising; stopping
smoking) to lessen the risk of cardiovascular disease and
its
complications and to minimize the lasting effects
of past cardiac incidents.
Typical
venues: hospitals, ambulatory care centers,
community health centers, work sites, fitness centers
Education:
active RN licensure
Certification
available through:
American
Nurses Credentialing Center
600 Maryland
Ave., SW, Suite 100 West
Washington,
D.C. 20024-2571
Phone:
(800) 284-2378
General
certification information, including links to FAQs http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/index.htm
Specific
information about cardiac rehabilitation certification
http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/certify/cert/
catalogs/2000/bcc/spec.htm#spec26
Job
outlook: Nursing as a whole will be one of the top 10
fastest
growing professions in the United States in the next decade,
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Opportunities:
regular hours; expanding market for cardiac rehab nurses
as nation’s interest in wellness increases and cardiac rehab
in particular catches on
Challenges:
dealing with noncompliance of patients in altering lifestyle
to prevent complications
For
more information:
American
Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
7600
Terrace Ave., Suite 203
Middleton,
Wis. 53562
Phone:
(608) 831-6989
www.aacvpr.org
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