6C Medicine Pulmonary Unit
6C is a 32-bed unit that provides 24-hour nursing care to adult patients.
6C is the home floor for Internal Medicine.
Total patient care is utilized as 6Cs nursing care delivery system.
Within this system, RNs assume the role of Patient Care Coordinator responsible for planning patient care from admission to discharge.
Types of patients treated on 6C include pulmonary patients present with compromise of the cardiopulmonary system.
Many of the patient population on 6C are transferred to this unit from the adjacent Critical Care Medicine Unit.
These patients can often be a challenge to your nursing skills in the areas of assessment and clinical intervention.
Medicine patients are typically admitted with problems such as asthma, Wegners granuloma, COPD, pleural effusion, pulmonary embolus, pneumothorax, pneumonia, sarcoidosis and cystic fibrosis.
Internal medicine patients are admitted with a variety of diseases.
Our patient ages range from adults to the elderly.
Typical patients present with diabetes, renal failure, liver disease, HTN and CHF.
6C offers 8 and 12 hour shifts, a variety of shift rotations, comprehensive orientation, career development and the opportunity to work with a diverse patient population.
If you have a passion for nursing, 6C is where you want to be.
Nursing Responsibilities:
- Provide safe and effective nursing care as assigned to a varied patient population.
- Participate as a member of the collaborative health team.
- Work closely with patients/family members.
- Coordinate nursing care to patients through utilization of the nursing process.
- Provide nursing consultation both inter/intra departmentally.
- Resource nursing staff on unit policies, procedures, practices and patient care equipment.
- Act as a preceptor and role model to nursing staff.
- Coordinate and participate in health team activities.
- Perform within the charge nurse role. Participate on nursing committees.
- Participation in clinical leadership, i.e., unit policies/procedures, QI.
- Participates/leads in a specific area of focus.