Hi nurses, Merry Christmas! I had a quick question...I have been an ICU nurse for several years 15+, and have ICU and CCU certificates under my belt. However during my CCU certificate I had a good placement, but I didn't really get much experience with balloon pumps or swan ganz or even temp pacers and definitely no experience with ecmo. And because we don't have a lot of pure cardiac cases in my unit, I'm still lagging in these skills. Does anyone have any recommnedations how I could get those skills. Is there a way to request a paid/unpaid locum at a hospital that could give me that opporutunity to learn? Due to other committments, I can't really commit to going on staff permanently at this time. I want to work more CVICU units with my agency but don't feel well prepared or safe to do so. Any advice would be much appreciated.
