Specialties CCU
Published Dec 29, 2013
rachaeld20
1 Post
Hello,
I have been working in a burn ICU over the past two years(my first nursing job) and I am competent in invasive monitoring, CRRT, full body wound care, MOF, and sepsis at many different levels. I am interested in transferring to a cardiac surgery ICU but I am a not sure if my experience thus far is too specific to burn patients and will not provide me with the skills needed for a cardiac surgical unit. Any thoughts??? Also.....Happy New Year!
liberated847
504 Posts
Hello I have been working in a burn ICU over the past two years(my first nursing job) and I am competent in invasive monitoring, CRRT, full body wound care, MOF, and sepsis at many different levels. I am interested in transferring to a cardiac surgery ICU but I am a not sure if my experience thus far is too specific to burn patients and will not provide me with the skills needed for a cardiac surgical unit. Any thoughts??? Also.....Happy New Year![/quote']You are fine, many of those skills overlap and your experience will be valuable to the cardiac unit, go for it, they'll love to have your perspective.
You are fine, many of those skills overlap and your experience will be valuable to the cardiac unit, go for it, they'll love to have your perspective.
Biffbradford
1,097 Posts
Agreed, your experience will help you, but to be sure, a cardiac surgical patient behaves unlike any other. You will have MUCH to learn! Good luck.
RNperdiem, RN
4,592 Posts
If you can work burns, you can work anywhere.
cardiacfreak, ADN
742 Posts
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN
1 Article; 20,908 Posts
me too! YOu might need to catch up a little with cardiac drugs....but that's easy. If you know monitoring/PA lines and critical patients you're good!
Ruby Vee, BSN
17 Articles; 14,031 Posts
You have a lot of valuable experience, and we'd love to have you in our CVICU! You'll still get plenty of orientation so you'll learn things like invasive monitoring, cardiac drugs and care specific to cardiac surgery patients. You'll have a head start on monitoring and critical patients. You're good to go!