Life In Scrubs25 Mai 2021

A Day In The Life of an ICU Nurse with Nurse Maddi

Are you interested in working in the ICU? In this episode, we get to hear from one of our hosts, Maddi, about what a shift looks like for her as a CVICU nurse! From tips for handoff to morning rounds and making sure everything is wrapped up by the end of her shift, Maddi walks us through how she typically runs through her day in the ICU! Whether you're simply curious, or have your sights set on working in the ICU at your hospital, this is the perfect inside look into a day in the life of an ICU nurse!

01:20 What unit did you start on as a New Grad?

02:00 What types of patients do you see in the CVICU?

04:15 How do you start your shifts? Tips for handoff!

07:30 What are morning rounds like?

10:00 How I typically plan to get assessments and charting done!

15:00 Do you have techs that help with patient care?

16:40 Monitoring patients during transport runs.

18:30 Responding to Codes and Rapids!

21:00 How do you wrap things up at the end of your shift?

24:15 Tips for nurses that want to work in the ICU!

25:30 My first experience with the ICU as a nursing student.

29:00 What was the interview process like for the ICU?

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