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Sep 27, 2008 02:50 PM

New grad starting in Interventional Unit

by ment2be

Hi, I am a new grad that will be starting in a interventional unit Oct. 13, in a Heart hospital here in Arizona.
I was wondering if anyone has some advice.
Do you think this will be a good area for me as a new grad RN?
Thanks


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Old Oct 22, 2008, 02:15 PM

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You will be working in a cath lab as a new grad. Yikes!! I think you should definetly work in an ICU setting first. Best of luck.
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from smithd5
Old Oct 23, 2008, 05:01 PM

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The interventional units i've seen take care of pre/post-cath patients and sometimes day stay stress tests, TEEs, and pacemakers. It did not entail working in the cath lab.
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from gradRN2007
Old Jan 16, 2009, 09:38 PM

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awesome,go for it and you will be fine!let us know how it goes..I have been on a cardiac floor tele/IMCU and love it and I am trying to get extra hours in cath lab..have fun
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from Morettia2
Old Mar 07, 2009, 11:11 AM

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check out my posts i started out as a new grad on Interventional Cardiology
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