Megan F Zik, AGACNP-BCCardiothoracic Surgery,Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Nashville, TN
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Nurse PractitionerLanguages spoken
English
Gender
Female
Location
Provider's primary location
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West Cardiovascular Surgery
About Megan F Zik, AGACNP-BC
Megan F. Zik, AGACNP-BC, is a dedicated acute care nurse practitioner at Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West Cardiovascular Surgery in Nashville, Tennessee. Megan specializes in inpatient acute care for patients with common and complex cardiothoracic diagnoses requiring surgery.
She has experience managing preoperative and postoperative care for complex cardiothoracic patients undergoing CABG, valve repair or replacement, transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. Megan works across the entire spectrum of surgical care, collaborating with surgeons and multidisciplinary teams to manage patients throughout the preoperative and postoperative periods and optimize outcomes.
Before becoming a nurse practitioner, Megan spent 13 years working as a registered nurse in the CVICU.
Education
Graduate School
Northern Kentucky UniversityUndergraduate
Midway UniversityQualifications
Hospital affiliations
- Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
Certifications
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses Certification Corporation - Acute/Critical Care Nursing-Adult (CCRN-Adult)
- American Nurses Credentialing Center - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified (AGACNP-BC)