I did a rotation where we learned to start IV's and would like to know what this area is called.
Here's the description:
We went down to this area where patients were brought into individual small rooms (about 8 total) and had IV's started and had labs read back to them. They were then got connected with NS and OR nurses would come and check if all the paperworks were in order and then took them to the OR, but if they needed only cardioversion, they would stay on this floor and do cardioversion.
This area was pretty chill and kind of quiet, the nurses seemed to do primarily IV starts and hanging NS and waiting for the OR to pickup the patients or prepping the patients for and assisted with cardioversion.
This area did not seem like the intake area since patients' info were already entered into the system when they arrived to this floor.
It seemed like an in-between of Pre-Ops and OR.
I am a new grad and have an upcoming interview for Urgent Care clinic position where I figure to start and complete my RN-BSN online, then at my 2 year point, like to apply here.
