The Typical Day of a Cardiac Nurse

Hey guys, in today's video I'm walking you through the basics of everything that happens in the typical day of a cardiac nurse. I hope you get a lot out of this! - Kati Kleber, MSN RN
Blog post of this video: www.freshrn.com/cardiac-nurse...
My cardiac assessment checklist: tinyurl.com/mtdh5t7v
My ECG cheat sheet: tinyurl.com/36skfned
Telemetry Basics Brush -Up: courses.freshrn.com/p/telemet...
Cardiac Nurse Crash Course: courses.freshrn.com/p/cardiac...
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0:00 Introduction
0:30 DAY SHIFT: 4-5 PATIENTS NIGHT SHIFT: 4-5+
0:45 RECEIVE REPORT FROM PREVIOUS NURSE
1:35 ORDER YOUR DAY TIME MANAGEMENT
2:58 PATIENT EDUCATION
3:49 PATIENT MONITORING
4:57 HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT
5:23 CRITICAL THINKING
6:32 PERFORM PROCEDURES
7:41 TRANSFER PATIENTS AS NECESSARY
8:49 CARDIAC NURSE CRASH COURSE

[@Sara-md8nu]

I'm graduating in May 2024. Just finished adults2 clinical last week;90 hrs on cardiac telemetry unit, I loved it. Although it seemed like the pts were all there with HF and on the same meds. I might start here as a new grad and eventually get into the CSICU. I also enjoyed the cath lab

[@jenny1962ify]

Wow, you don’t know how much I needed this. This was SO informative and I appreciate you so much for this! I start my first nursing residency job on a Cardiac PCU floor in January, and although it’s my speciality, I’m somewhat anxious! Thank you!!! ❤️❤️

[@Saphhhhhh]

This is perfect! Includes lots of info I was looking for. Thank you for making this video

[@itsclashythe-rn8785]

This was very helpful for as a new cardiac nurse who is about to start on her own after the orientation. I was a little bit nervous but this information strengthen my confidence. Thank you.

[@yugoboss4life]

Thank you for the breakdown!

[@tawannahester5448]

Great job with explaining the process!😊

[@alinasidun8931]

So so helpful, thank you!

[@camillekilian5110]

Having my first shift in cardiac thoracic critical care tomorrow very helpful thank you
Appreciate you ❤

[@tmubele]

Thank you excellent video 👏🏾👏🏾

[@minoliandria8472]

i really needed to hear this you explained it perfectly thank you

[@freshrn]

I'm so glad!

[@1kim5987]

Thank you! Will add watching pts tele strips ghe tele monitors give us for any changes. And getting pt and sending pts to procedures. I pull some sheaths on our floor and monitor sites.

[@matthewcarrubba2976]

Love 💘, so much and hope everything is going well for you and God bless you and stay safe and healthy. Love 💘, 💘

[@ashlynsule6856]

Thank you.

[@alirezaabdi2234]

Thanks you, excellent

[@peteralemayehu4765]

Thanks for the video. I'm switching from home health to telemetry. I will start my orientation very soon. Is there a book that you recommend that I read?

[@charmyni8847]

I am new to cardiology. Please educate me on the abbreviations and critical advice for different procedures

[@abdur-rahmaanmaligai2731]

Hello thank you for uploading very informative video I had some quick questions I wanted to ask if u don't mind answering I would really appreciate it
1. Do cardiovascular nurse practitioners work with babies like infants or is that only pediatric cardio nurse practitioner
2. Is the education expensive ? And how much is like the average cost
3. Can nurse practitioners prescribe medicine
4. What degrees are like required for cardio nurse practitioner

[@freshrn]

1. They can work with babies IF they are an FNP - family nurse practitioner. If they specialized in adult care, they would not be able to care for kids.
2. Average in-state NP school cost is $35K
3. Yes
4. You would need either your Masters of Science in Nursing or your Doctorate of Nursing Practice and have to pass a board examination. Your NP program MUST have an APRN track and it cannot be a general MSN. I have a general MSN and did not get the extra coursework to become an NP so I cannot work as one.

[@lillian6671]

What do i do when a provider doesn’t pick up the phone?

[@freshrn]

Try again in 20 min, then the next step depends on your hospital policy. You may call the medical director, or someone else in their practice.

[@marie.s9995]

Hopefully I'll be in CCS cross train ICU.🙏😃

[@cathepar]

Can a LPN work in the cardiac floor?

[@freshrn]

This depends on the hospital and whether or not they hire them. Yes, they could but just would be limited the tasks they can complete, but I think the challenge would be finding a hospital that hires them onto units.

[@areyousavedacts238]

Yes in central Texas we do

[@shown2010]

Do you have a video like this for med-surg?

[@freshrn]

I have this video of top tips for new grads! It's not a walk through of a shift, but offers med-surg tips. Much more content on med-surg to come in the near future! Link: th-cam.com/video/gx_rtdpb0w0/w-d-xo.html

[@dwilson6769]

You talk too much

[@freshrn]

Great!

[@areyousavedacts238]

It’s an information sharing video. What did you expect?