Sep 20, 2016, 05:21 am
Congratulations in being able to go to that particular ward. That should and will be a rewarding experience for you. I did go to a cardio ward before and I also volunteered at the thoracic unit as well. It is very similar, yet different at the same time. The things that I would do in order to get ready for your experience are the following:
1. Do internet research on what treatments you will be doing and the anatomy and physiology aspects of the parts of the body that you will be doing the treatments on.
2. Look at your nursing textbook pertaining to this aspect and highlight the important aspects of this rotation.
3. Understand the vocabulary in which you will be learning about from doing these particular treatments.
4. Understand the value of why this rotation is so important in your nursing school experience.
I hope this helps. Also, go to your local library and get some books that pertain to this rotation as well.
