Children's National Hospital
Washington, DC, USA
240002Z8 Registered Nurse I (New Graduate Nurse) - Heart and Kidney Unit (February/March 2025 Start) - ( 240002Z8 ) Description 3E-Heart and Kidney Unit (HKU): is a 20-bed unit which focuses on family-centered care for children with cardiac and renal diseases. On the HKU, patients range in age from neonates through adults. Patients may be receiving care for:
Heart surgery
Diagnostic or interventional cardiac catheterizations
Dialysis
Acute or chronic renal failure
Nephrotic or nephritic disorders
Organ transplantation
All patient beds have cardiac and respiratory monitoring. The HKU primarily admits patients from the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Ambulatory Clinic, PACU and EMTC. The unit also admits 23-hour patients with cardiac and renal disease.
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