generation of nurses interested in entering the critical nursing profession.
Students will travel through a journey at Deborah, “From Chest Pain to OR,” as they learn essential information from nurses along the way. They will learn about the different skills and education required for a nurse at each point of a patient’s experience and will visit the new Lourdes Emergency Department at Deborah, where ambulances bring patients for rapid evaluation in the high-tech cardio-resuscitation room. They will then continue their tour to Deborah’s cath lab, electrophysiology wing, a patient wing, the OR, and the highly sophisticated post-surgery intensive care unit. At each step the students will have the opportunity to observe cardiac devices such as stents, balloons, surgery instruments, weighted protective gear worn during a shift, sterile clothing, and other aspects and instruments associated with working in particular areas of the hospital.
“We are excited to bring these students to Deborah for an inside look at the nursing profession,” said Deborah’s vice president of patient care services, Rita Zenna. “Hands-on experiences like these are valuable tools and can teach so much more than one can get from a textbook. This type of a visit can help shape students decisions about where they might see themselves in the future.”
Added Future Nurses’ Club advisor Elisabeth McCartney: “We are thrilled to bring the students here! We have been actively building a Medical Arts Academy at the high school that can bridge students directly from high school, to Burlington County Community College, to actual work in the field. This is a terrific opportunity to see what it is like working inside a cardiac hospital.”