What is a cath lab nurse?

- Cath lab nurses are healthcare professionals who work with doctors to provide patients with cardiac care before, during and after medical operations. They examine patients to ensure they are in good health for surgery. During patient operations, they monitor patients ' vitals to make sure they are at healthy levels. Then, after a patient has come out of surgery, cath lab nurses perform their primary duty of working with and helping their patients through recovery. Cath lab nurses are with their patients throughout every step of their operations and may even provide care expertise after they have recovered.

- Patients can vary for cath lab nurses and might be anyone who needs a catheter. Although, their patients are typically older aged individuals. Sometimes cath lab nurses might also service patients who have experienced critical injuries.

Responsibilities and work environments

- Cath lab nurses have many responsibilities for cardiac operations and patient care, including:

- Handling paperwork, like consent forms, and filing documents with patient records

- Preparing for operations, which might require sterilization of the space and shaving the patient at the catheter insertion site

- Monitoring patient vitals and sedation during and after operations to make sure patients don't have unexpected reactions

- Sharing discharge paperwork and care instructions with patients or their families

- Revising patient charts to add information about their operation

- Typically, these nurses work in hospitals, medical centers or independent cardiac centers. The hours they work may depend on what type of facility they work in. For example, a nurse who works in a care center might work eight to ten-hour shifts, but a nurse who works in a hospital may work twelve-hour shifts. If working as a cath lab nurse interests you, you can expect to work somewhere between eight to twelve-hour shifts plus potential overtime.

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