In this interview, Kati chats with Jeannie Cisney, MSN RN. She is a 20+ year veteran of the CVICU (cardiovascular intensive care unit). We discuss:
The types of patients you’ll see in a CVICU
Her favorite and least favorite types of patients
A walkthrough of the patient pathway of a typical CABG patient
New grad vs. experienced nurse orientation experience into CVICU
Unexpected challenges of CVICU RNs
The advice she’d give her younger self
Jeannie is my co-author of Cardiac Confidence, a Crash Course for New Cardiac Nurses. To learn more and enroll, click here: https://courses.freshrn.com/p/cardiac-confidence
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Music credit: Keep My Cool by Benj Heard
