Welcome to the Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association (INCA) Website.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Providing a forum for education, communication and research development among nurses working in the cardiovascular arena.

The aim of the site is to promote and develop communication and knowledge among cardiovascular nurses. Contributions from cardiovascular nurses and those working and interested in the speciality are very welcome and will be accommodated. Special interest groups and educational resources are available on the “members only” pages. Links are provided to a variety of related sites.

Latest News

The Annual INCA meeting in association with the Irish Cardiac Society- this year’s theme ‘The Cardiac Journey – from Novice to Expert’….took place in Galway on October 4th 2018.

It was a very enjoyable day with 121 attending from across the country, excellent presentations, workshops and great networking opportunities with our industry colleagues.

Thank you to all who submitted posters, they made for very interesting reading!

Congratulations to the winner for best poster: ‘Alarm Fatigue; A multicentre study of a phenomenon threatening patient safety’.

Won by:
Siobhán Casey,
Staff Nurse
ICU,
Galway University Hospital,
Newcastle Rd,
Galway

All presentations from the day can be viewed via this link.