Specialties Cardiac
Published Oct 5, 2006
Rhee
41 Posts
Hello,
I'm in my last semester of nursing school, and I'm doing my last clinical in the cardiac progressive care unit with a preceptor. I'm wondering if there are any specific things that I should brush up on before going back. My first day there was kind of overwhelming and I don't want to be a useless lump on the floor.
Any suggestions would really be helpful.
Thanks!
~rhee
Slobgob
184 Posts
I would just brush up on the basic concepts of different situations...
CABG
Angioplasty
MI
CHF
HTN
Renal Insuf
COPD
Resp Failure
PD/HD
Basic Lab Abnormalities (K, Ca, Na, H/H, WBC, BUN/Creat, Gluc)
You can't learn everything, but these are the common situations... and it would be nice if you were vaguly familiar when then nurses are rapping off report...