5 Cardiac Nursing Guides — CVICU Core Bundle | 29-Page PDF | 2026–27 Edition

Five guides for the cardiothoracic ICU — the ones a new CVICU nurse reaches for most — in one print-ready PDF.

What's inside: Post-Op Open Heart: Day One · CVICU New Grad Onboarding Workbook · Ventilator Settings Decoder · ABG / VBG Interpretation Worksheet · CRRT Quick Reference

The fresh post-op hour by hour, a dated competency ladder for your first year, the vent translated into what each setting does to your patient, blood gases as a five-step procedure instead of a memory test, and the CRRT circuit you now own.

Bought separately these run $75. The bundle is $49.

Part of Cardiac Nurse Playbooks. Instant PDF download, yours to keep.

Educational reference material for licensed clinicians and students. Not medical advice, not a protocol, and not a substitute for your facility's policies, physician orders, or device manufacturer instructions for use. Where these guides and your unit policy disagree, your unit policy wins.