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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CC</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cardiol Croat</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Cardiologia Croatica</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Cardiol. Croat.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">1848-543X</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1848-5448</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Croatian Cardiac Society</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">CC 2025 20_1-2_37</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15836/ccar2025.37</article-id>
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<article-title>Training of nurses in interventional cardiology</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6968-6483</contrib-id><name><surname>Mikulan</surname><given-names>Jelena</given-names></name><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">*</xref></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><institution>County Hospital &#x010C;akovec, &#x010C;akovec</institution>, <country country="hr">Croatia</country></aff>
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<corresp id="cor1"><label>*</label>ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Jelena Mikulan, &#x017D;upanijska bolnica &#x010C;akovec, Ivana Gorana Kova&#x010D;i&#x0107;a 1E, HR-40000 &#x010C;akovec, Croatia. / Phone: +385-99-7719-386 / E-mail: <email xlink:href="mikulanjelena@gmail.com">mikulanjelena@gmail.com</email></corresp></author-notes>
<pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="electronic"><month>03</month><year>2025</year></pub-date>
<pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="print"><month>03</month><year>2025</year></pub-date>
<volume>20</volume>
<issue>1-2</issue>
<fpage>37</fpage>
<lpage>37</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>05</day><month>02</month><year>2025</year></date>
<date><day>14</day><month>02</month><year>2025</year></date>
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<copyright-statement>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2025</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-holder>
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><title>KEYWORDS: </title><kwd>nurse</kwd><kwd>interventional cardiology</kwd><kwd>education</kwd></kwd-group>
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<p>Interventional cardiology is a specific branch of cardiology that requires thorough mastery of the necessary knowledge and skills. To work in the department, a higher education degree for nurses is required, as well as a background in cardiology and/or intensive medicine. Training for work in interventional cardiology is currently based on the engagement of the head nurse of the department and other team members in transferring knowledge and experience to the new employee. The new employee must know from the beginning what is expected of them. At the start of the training, they must master the fundamental theoretical knowledge of ECG, arrhythmias, coronary diseases, and treatment methods. (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r1"><italic>1</italic></xref>) Currently, there is no formal education for work in interventional cardiology. The employee must be psychophysically prepared to work in an ionizing radiation zone and for daily stressful situations at work. In other countries, there is also no specific education within the education system for work in interventional cardiology. Various continuous education methods are implemented in this field. The length of training for a nurse to work in interventional cardiology depends on the employee&#x2019;s dexterity and enthusiasm, as well as the entire team&#x2019;s commitment to the employee&#x2019;s education.</p>
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<ref id="r1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation publication-type="web">How to Become a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Nurse; Abby McCoy, RN, BSN; <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://nursingeducation.org/careers/cardiac-catheterization-laboratory-nurse/how-to-become/">https://nursingeducation.org/careers/cardiac-catheterization-laboratory-nurse/how-to- become/</ext-link></mixed-citation></ref>
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