Starting on a cardiac floor tommorow

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Cardiac, ICU.

I am a nurse extern and I've finished my first semester of my BSN, but of course I have lots more to learn.

Any tips as to what to expect and what things should I know about cardiac floors and the patients. I've only had a med surg clinical.

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Specializes in Ortho/Neuro.

good luck on your externship! i really don't have any tips or pointers, but i wish you the best of luck! oh, try to learn all you can about dysrhythmias while you are there and have the expertise of the cardiac rn's available!!!!:nurse:

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Specializes in Telemetry.

I have worked telemetry for about a year now as a new grad. What I remember from working clinicals and what I have carried out to this day is when you start your shift make a note of your patient's electrolyte's and other pertinent labs first thing. This includes Potassium, Na, Ca, Creat, BUN. And also their H/H and Platelet counts. I don't know if this is something standard noted on med/surg floors or not. but in a crisis situation these are good to have handy. Also the BNP is good to know for CHF. Good luck, cardiac can be fun!

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Specializes in ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP.

You are going to learn so much!!! See if the hospital will let you take the EKG / Telemetry monitor interpretation class if they offer one!

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Cardiac, ICU.
You are going to learn so much!!! See if the hospital will let you take the EKG / Telemetry monitor interpretation class if they offer one!

I don't know about a class, but I was told I will be shown how to read them.

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