bwpcicuube

Latest Activity

1. critical thinking

   bwpcicuube replied to bwpcicuube's topic in Educators

   Thanks!!

2. critical thinking

   bwpcicuube posted a topic in Educators

   Does anyone have any references or good tips on how to increase critical thinking skills? Any idea would be extremely helpful. Thanks :uhoh21:

3. Pediatric Cardiac Nursing Reading suggestions please

   bwpcicuube replied to HRM672's topic in PICU

   Anotther great refrence book is the"Field Guide to Congenital Hearts" I can't think of the author, but you can find it on Cardiotext.com.

4. congential heart defects question

   bwpcicuube replied to sweetieann's topic in PICU

   Please remember though that if any child comes in with a Sat below 55% requires O2. Don't withhold O2 just because you think it is a CHD. If a blender is available you may be able to gice 30 - 50 % O2 instead.

5. Pediatric Cardiac Nursing Reading suggestions please

   bwpcicuube replied to HRM672's topic in PICU

   I am the UBE for a PCICU. Anything by Mary Fran Hazinski will be perfect, but we use "Care of the Critically Ill Child"

6. Norwood procedure

   bwpcicuube replied to Bruno Matos's topic in PICU

   Currently I am the UBE for a Pediatric Cardiac ICU. We usually do between 4 and 8 Norwoods per month and usually have good results. There are many, many, many factors that come in to play with the long term survival of these kids. Birth weight, pulmo...

7. ECMO

   bwpcicuube replied to 3230's topic in PICU

   Actually all of the hospitals I have worked in the ECMO team consists of both RTs and RNs. The RT works under their own registered license and are not an RN responsibility.

8. advice requested= track to PICU

   bwpcicuube replied to jopadeevra's topic in PICU

   I think that the best advice I can give you is to start where you feel the most comfortable. I began my career in a PICU as a GN. Unfortunately they did not offer any type of orientation and after 5 weeks of orientation they set me free. Well I fell ...