cardiac monitoring tech

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I'm a new nursing student and just got a job at an hospital as a cardiac monitor tech. I also have a degree in exercise physiology. My job will be to interpret/read ekg findings on patients. Has anyone had this position as a job ?

My hope is to land a RN job in Cardiopulmonary rehab when I graduate.

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I was a telemetry tech for a year and hated it!

I first started as a PCA on the cardiac floor...loved it. But then 10 years later they decided to get rid of all PCAs/CNAs in favor of "RN total patient care."

I went back to school and worked as the tele tech during that time. My shift was 1900-0730. So watching 50+ rhythms all night for 12+ hours was mind numbing. I missed patient care :(

I'm now an RN and back in patient care...TOTAL patient care. ..and love it!

Congrats on your new job tho. You may enjoy it. It just wasn't for me.

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Staring at monitors can be very tedious. Hopefully, you will have coverage so that you can get up at least every couple of hours and give your eyes a break. And - just to be clear, you are monitoring cardiac rhythm strips -- not EKGs; those are 12-leads. Totally different thang alltogether. If your system allows you to change leads,& use different color displays to highlight changes or alarm triggers... it's more interesting and easier to focus. But beware, it can be deadly dull.

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BSN is usually required for cardiopulm rehab, so I hope that's what you're in. Good luck! Sounds like you have a great background for it.

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