RN Progressive Care

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UNIT SUMMARY: This Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is a 67‑bed, high‑acuity unit that practices patient‑ and family‑centered care while supporting a diverse adult patient population requiring an elevated level of monitoring and nursing expertise. Our team of highly motivated Registered Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Telemetry Technicians works collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment that values teamwork, support, and clinical excellence. Nurses on this unit care for a wide range of complex patient populations, allowing them to strengthen advanced assessment and critical‑thinking skills while gaining exposure across multiple specialties. Patient populations and clinical experiences include: Adult Medicine, Surgical, Cardiac, Neurology, and GI patients Patients requiring cardiac drips with titration, insulin drips with Q1 glucose monitoring, and CIWA management Patients with ICDs, permanent pacemakers (PPMs), and Life Vests Ventilator patients, including those with tracheostomies Hemodynamically stable BiPAP patients (new or continuous) Neurologic patients requiring NIHSS stroke scale assessments and Q2 neuro checks Post–pericardial window patients, chest tubes, and PleurX catheters...