Kirby A K, Sanders A
Nursing Administration, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA.
J Cardiovasc Nurs. 1996 Jul;10(4):15-23. doi: 10.1097/00005082-199607000-00003.
Cardiovascular nurses are active participants in implementing emergency cardiac care (ECC) guidelines as advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) providers and instructors. Cardiovascular nurses should play a key role in the ECC guidelines revision process. The article discusses the process of the most recent ECC guideline developments and revisions and describes subsequent changes to ACLs protocols.