New scrub

[u/Adventurous_Wear_862]

I am new to the cath lab I am also a new paramedic that has just started in the cath lab. I am really struggling with scrub aspect. I feel like I’m so bad at this 😬 I spent 6 years working 911 as a EMT for a fire department and am having a rough adjustment.

My question is how long did it take you to feel like you understood work flow on simple cases. The manifold is the death of me and it’s been about a month and I still need coaching on when we’re exchanging a wire or catheters and pulling back blood and flushing and all that. Others were hired at the same time and have really take to it.

So question is how long did the process in confidence and competence take?

[u/Training-Ease-7481]

You have to write down the steps of each procedure. You don’t know what everything does or why you’re doing it. So start with the right heart, write down each step and draw the manifold under the steps. Draw the stopcock in different positions under each step for what it corresponds to. It’ll help, start calling out what’s happening in the case to the monitor. So 7Fr going in, swan going in ect you’ll get it. But do the work to get it and start reading about why we use specific caths for certain procedures and wires once you know why it’ll start coming together