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pcicurn7

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pcicurn7 specializes in PCICU.


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  1. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    It's not just about finding what areas have the hours you want. Bc the answer will most likely not be in the acute care setting, it will prob be outpatient clinic or doctors office. The pay won't be as good, and you'll need some amount of experience ...
  2. Which unit to choose....

    Well what do you really want to do? Do you want to see a lot of different things, or do you love cardiac or Neuro enough to specialize in it? I went into a cardiac PICU as a new grad via an internship program. Worked out well for me. Neuro and onc we...
  3. Patient Conscious During CPR

    Definitely not a myth. I actually like to glance at the arterial line waveform to see if my compressions are generating good perfusion. And I'm 5'1....it's all about technique. I hop on the bed, lol.
  4. NJ vs. NY Salaries....

    this is NYP columbia, right? i dont know what they do at NYP cornell. i did the PCICU internship program there, so i know for a fact that its the only way in as a new grad.
  5. NJ vs. NY Salaries....

    just fyi...i dont know about the NICU, but NYP doesnt hire new grads for their PICUs unless you go through their internship program, which hires once a year (aug) and is pretty competitive. NICU i think does hire new grads...not sure though. a frien...
  6. What do use to mix IM injections?

    when i worked in the peds ED, there were some nurses who used lidocaine to lessen the blow. however, it is against our hospital's written policy, so most of the newer staff doesnt do it. i never saw it diluted with saline.
  7. PICU - What are your patient staff ratios?

    no worries... IMO: in my opinion :)
  8. PICU - What are your patient staff ratios?

    i think it all depends on your staffing. If you have the ideal number of nurses, then your kids who are intubated and on drips would have a 1:1 ratio. When we do 2 patients to a nurse, they can both be extubated, or one intubated/one stable. We ne...
  9. Nurses not wearing gloves

    yep, as has been previously mentioned, anyone with MRSA goes on contact precautions, gloves, mask, gown. what i dont understand is why ANYONE, let alone a nurse that has to go and deal with another patient, would want to even touch someone with MRSA...
  10. PICU - mcg/kg/min questions

    It truly comes with practice. occasionally my brain freezes over, especially when dealing with nanograms, LOL. i do the good old: mcg x kg x 60 x volume in mL/concentration in mcgs. So, for example...Milrinone...we use 20 mg in 100 mL. If the ord...
  11. ICU nurses and Nurses at NY presby

    NYP-Columbia hires new grads into the ICU internships only. There is adult ICU and peds ICU. Its a 1 year orientation, you need a BSN, a good GPA, a NYS license, and it starts in August. You have to be brand new grad. If you are interested, call...
  12. Let's talk about death

    So funny you said that...we havent had one in a little while on our floor, and we had 2 within 24 hours. They were chronics, we knew the day would probably come, but...it was just so weird to see the rooms empty.
  13. physical restraint in picu

    We do 2 pt soft wrist restraints whenever the kids have anything they can remove...ET tubes, RAs, chest tubes, etc. They require lots of documentation and a 2 RN check. We usually do not use vec drips for this purpose (though it depends on the pati...
  14. any new grads hired in PICU?

    i just PMd you, but i wanted to add...there are lots of hospitals that are doing this now, so its worth to look around. some places are finally realizing that its smart to invest in one year of training new grads, shaping them to what THEY need them...
  15. any new grads hired in PICU?

    Look into a good program. There are many out there. I am 3/4 of the way done with mine, which was a one year orientation as a new grad. I did 3 months in an outpatient setting (peds ED), i did 3 months in an inpatient setting (cardiology floor), th...