Medical-Surgical Nursing is a practice setting where experienced professionals and new graduates alike can gain a world of knowledge. This department features a variety of orientations and schedules, offering you every opportunity to discover the right career path.

Acute Medical (7 South, 7 North and 8 South Atrium)

• These units provide acute care to a wide variety of medical patients
• Services include hemodialysis, cardiac monitoring/telemetry, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hematological, endocrine and general neurological care
• All staff is educated on the basics of cardiac arrhythmia, urgent care, peritoneal and hemodialysis
• 7 North Atrium is equipped with negative pressure rooms to accommodate patient with infectious diseases

Acute Surgical (9 Kellogg and 9 North Atrium)

• Patient services include transplants, general surgery, liver resections, medicine, plastics, decubiti/sacral flaps, gynecology, ENT, urology and gastric bypass surgery
• Unit structure supports mentoring-precepting foundation for novice nurses and experienced nurses new to surgical and transplantation nursing
• Fast-paced environment includes central lines, surgical wounds and dialysis
• Nursing staff on 9 Kellogg certified in chemotherapy administration by Oncology Nursing Society

Orthopedics (9 South Atrium)

• The Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush is a national leader in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with orthopedic conditions
• Common procedures include total joint replacement, general surgery that includes fractures and oncological procedures with limb salvaging and spinal surgeries; telemetry monitoring available
• Pilot unit for many innovations in nursing, including care of patients who have had minimally invasive hip surgery and a nationwide global pain initiative

Neuroscience (3 Kellogg)

• Unit cares primarily for adult neurology patients and offers seizure monitoring for adults and children
• Nurses do valuable post-ictal exams as directed by the attending physicians to ascertain focus of disease process
• Unit equipped with cardiac telemetry; 10 rooms equipped with hard-wired technology to provide continuous pulse oximetry, blood pressure measurement and EKG

Bone Marrow, Hematology and Oncology (10 and 11 Kellogg)

10 Kellogg, an 18-bed stem cell transplant and hematology unit, offers rooms designed for the immunosuppressed patient which are equipped with positive air pressure and HEPA filtration. Multidisciplinary team rounds are conducted daily.

11 Kellogg, a 21-bed unit, focuses on the disease process, complications, symptom management, and pain control of the oncology patient. Inpatient hospice care is available.

• Both units work collaboratively to provide the comprehensive services offered by the Rush Cancer Program
• Unique clinical activities include the opportunity to participate in new drug studies, trials and research protocols
• Patient- and family-centered care is the philosophy in these areas. Psychosocial oncology services are available on each unit
• Specialty training is offered in pain management, stem cell transplant, chemotherapy administration (ONS-approved course) and validation, central venous catheter skills, blood administration, peripheral IV starts, hematology/oncology disease processes, mastery of symptom management and comprehensive assessment skills

Surgical Flex Unit (3 Pavilion)

• Unique post-operative unit opening on Tuesday and closing every Saturday
• Quick-paced environment with lots of patient variety including orthopedics, general surgical and post-procedural care