Don’t be afraid to ask questions! And don’t be surprised by the weird personalities in the cath lab. It’s also interesting that you will be working with medics side by side so that makes for a different environment. Good luck!
NurseTrishBSN replied to justthatnewgirl's topic in Cardiac
Usually at my facility the cath lab will notify the charge nurse if a patient is not coming back so they can make plans for another patient. As far as the meds there should have been orders or you call and ask the cath lab or provider. Very few insta...
NurseTrishBSN replied to ADNRN2016's topic in Cardiac
Cardiac unit educator here. Our new grads go through a nurse residency program of 16 weeks. It varies based on the size of the hospital and acuity of the patients. Our nurses take a max of 4 patients. This hospital is growing pretty quickly with a cu...
NurseTrishBSN replied to Mary3010's topic in General Nursing
I was a CNA before ever thinking of becoming an RN. Would I recommend do it prior to nursing school? Probably if you can get a position with the facility you would like to work in as a new grad. It won’t make things faster while in school but will gi...