Advice for the New Cardiac RN - Page 2

You only had 2 weeks of orientation?

How is it going now?

I have also been hired as a new grad on a caerdiac unit. Thanks everyone for the information. I'll be sure to keep everything that was said in the back of my mind when I start in a few weeks!

That's crazy!

I also will be starting on a cardiac/tele floor very soon! All the advice is very helpful! I am very excited about this opportunity

It's interesting that you only had orientation for 2 weeks, I feel that is alittle short, but maybe thats because you caught on so fast! I know I will need more time than that on orientation..

Thanks again for the help!

Two weeks of orientation for a new grad is criminal IMO. My facility has a three month period for new grads and they attend a boatload of classes including the Core Heart Center curriculum.

That said, my advice is this: treat the patient not the monitor. What you think is VTach might be someone brushing his teeth, receiving chest physio from RT, or simply tapping on the V lead. ( psych patient don't ask)

Always ask for help when you need it, even if just bouncing scenarios off another nurse. I call that 'Nursing by Committee'

I just got hired as a cardiac nurse!!!! I start in less than 2 weeks with orientation and classes. So excited...and terrified!