I am set to graduate from an ADN program in May and have my sights set on cardiac nursing. I had clinicals on a cardiac stepdown floor last semester and loved it. I would love to work somewhere like that, or a CVICU, or possibly a heart failure clinic. I am not expecting to nab my dream job right out of school and am more than happy to pay my dues. What I'm wondering is, what's the best way to get started and get some relevant experience as a new grad? I'm a PCT on a Med-Surg floor right now... would experience on that floor (we get mostly urology pts, some neuro, and lots of status post mastectomy pts) help me at all? I was planning on applying there and on a Med-Surg/Tele floor. Is there anything else I haven't thought of that would help a new grad get experience relevant to cardiac nursing? Thanks in advance!!
Just a quick note - I've looked into internships in my area (DFW) and there isn't too much that's specific to cardiac, but most of those internships only accept applications from BSN graduates.