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There are a number of Nursing Certifications out there including a few specific to Cardiology. The ones that come to mind for me are: Cardiac Vascular Nursing, (the one I'm considering) Cardiac Medicine Certification (CMC), and Cardiac Surgery Certification (CSC). There are also some for the Critical Care Nurse. As far as societies or associations are concerned, PCNA (Preventative Cardiovascular Nurse Association) and AACVPR (American Association of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation) are the only ones I can think of. Two places you can find information are with your employer for the ones they prefer and the internet. Good luck with your search and certification.

noyesno, Violencelike this should not be tolerated. I've been hit and pinched a few time, but ithas always been by patients or residents who were confused. There are precautions that can be implemented for those we are aware of being confused. For those patients who are A&O X 3 when this happens, you are right to file the incident report with your manager and the nursing supervisor. I might have considered getting an interpreter and having security get involved and talk to him about possible legal ramifications. Someone earlier mentioned having the physician getting a psych consult. I think this is also a good idea.