Table 3.

Type of Staff Interviewed at Study Hospitals

Type of Staff	Interviews, n
Physicians
Emergency medicine physician	7
Interventional cardiologist	6
Cardiothoracic surgeon	1
Cardiac fellow	2
Hospitalist	3
Nurses
Nurse manager	13
Cardiovascular manager	3
Cardiac nursing director	5
Emergency department nurse	8
Catheterization laboratory nurse	4
Critical care nurse	8
Clinical nurse specialist	6
Cardiac research coordinator	3
Nursing educator	1
Cardiac rehabilitation nurse	1
Administration
Chief medical officer	4
Chief nursing officer	3
Chief quality officer	1
Chief of cardiology services	6
Division chief of hospital medicine	1
Director of cardiac rehabilitation	1
Director of critical care	1
Director of cardiology	6
Director of catheterization laboratory	7
Director of pharmocotherapy	3
Director of quality management	8
Director of emergency medical services	7
Chair of cardiology	1
Chair of emergency medicine	5
Vice presidents and presidents	9
Administrative director of cardiac services	1
Administrative director of nursing operations	1
Clinical staff
Quality management staff	9
Pharmacy	8
Worker	5
Total	158