Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care (CSICU)

Providing care to critically ill patients who have undergone complex heart operations, including open-heart surgery, transplantation (heart and lung) and implantation of a ventricular assist device.

Patient Population

• Adolescents (with devices) and adults ages 16 and up
• Average length of stay: 2 days

Number of Beds

• 15

Nurse/Patient Ratio

• 1:1-2

Rotation/Shifts

• 12 hours
• Web-based self-scheduling with an on-call requirement.

Skill Mix 

• 92 percent RN
• 8 percent Clinical technicians and clinical nursing externs

Orientation 

• Experienced ICU nurses: 12 to 14 weeks
• Med-surg-prepared nurses: 14 to 18 weeks
• New Grads: SPRING program

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