TIME TO MEASURE UP TO THE JOINT COMMISSION'S AMI CORE MEASURES

Course overview

The goal of this program is to provide nurses with an update of The Joint Commission's core measures relating to the care of a patient hospitalized with acute MI (AMI). After studying the information presented here, you will be able to: cite signs, symptoms, and risk factors of AMI and diagnostic tests used to confirm diagnosism, list The Joint Commission's core measures as they relate to the time of arrival and discharge of AMI patients, and discuss the rationale and nursing implications of each of The Joint Commission core measures.