Perfusionist
School requirement is undergraduate degree and two years of this
What is clinical experience
This degree is minimal requirement to become RN
What is associate in science
These patients are seen and treated by cardiologist
What are patients with heart disease
Education requirement for this career
What is associate in cardiovascular technology
After high school, this many years of education and experience is required
What is 15 years
Once licensed, earning salary is this
What is 127,000 dollars
This exam is required for licensing in any state of the nation for RN
What is the NCLEX
Following medical school, residency education is required for this many years
What is 3
Annual salary for this career
What is 65,000 dollars
The annual salary to be made by these surgeons
What is 363,000 dollars
My responsibility is to operate this machine during coronary artery bypass surgery.
What is ECMO
Annual salary for CVICU RN
What is 65,000 dollars
The median earned annual salary
What is 208,000 dollars
Performs this specialized exam for diagnostic purposes of cardiac patients
What is echocardiogram
Complex surgical procedure involving the circulation of the coronary arteries
What is coronary artery bypass grafting
ECMO is used on these patients as well as cardiac surgical clients
What are drowning victims
Certification for critical care nurses
What is CCRN
Procedural area that is worked in for therapeutic intervention of cardiac problems
What is interventional cardiac catheter lab
Approximate number of job openings for this in the US
What is 100,000
To practice medicine in all states it is required that CV surgeons pass this exam
What is the United States Medical Licensing Exam
These two exams are required to practice as a perfusionist
What is the perfusion basic science exam and the clinical applications in perfusion exam
Immediate post operative recovery of this patient is specialized for CVICU RN
What is open heart surgery
This is due to aging population, retiring surgeons, and expanded health care
What is job growth of 20 percent