Why Do You Love It? Why Do You Hate It?

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Specializes in OB, Cardiac.

HEY PEOPLE,

I'M IN NURSING SCHOOL AND GOING TO GRADUATE IN A YEAR! RIGHT NOW I FEEL A STRONG PULL TOWARD CARDIAC NURSING. SOOOOO, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I COULD GET SOME INSIGHT TO WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED CARDIAC NURSES LOVE AND HATE ABOUT YOUR JOB. THANKS BUNCHES & GOD BLESS

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Specializes in ER, ICU, cardiac.

i came to a cardiac/icu stepdown right out of nursing school. i chose that route b/c i knew i loved critical care. it was a good place to start b/c i got the critical care training/ACLS. i learned a lot about pt care, basics of ekg/ecg, how to manage a pt load of 4-5 patients. We got a wide array of patients-psych patients with chest pain, a broken hip in afib, chronic vent patients, lots of HD patients, complex patients-lots of good experiance! I eventually went on to an ICU but i think my heart will always been in cardiac (we have no CVICU at my hospital or that is where i would be!)

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