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1. ECMO

   ICUkids replied to 3230's topic in PICU

   Never heard of RT's running the ECMO circuit. We send any ECMO pts to the ICN. They sometimes have a problem with the size issue (up to teenagers, but the PICU/ICN Critical Care Floats do the pt care side) we don't get enough ECMO pts to warrent tra...

2. Catching Hell

   ICUkids replied to [email protected]'s topic in General Nursing

   Pamela A, You incurred the wrath of an angry subscriber, God would be more tolerant. I acknowlege the stress of the situation and tell the person that I will not tolerate the behavior. I have been in mgmt and am back at the bedside. I have a bette...

3. A Crying Shame

   ICUkids replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for posting the story. I hadn't heard about it and I work in a major pedi cardiac center! The PICU docs share some of the RN's frustration about the cardiac cases. Even they find out late "incidences" that happened in the OR that make a dif...

4. I just asked and I got it!

   ICUkids replied to ICUkids's topic in PICU

   Boomboom, Check out the possibilities in your area. Do you have any acute care experience? Kids physiology is different than geriatric population. But motivation to learn always makes a difference. Good luck and let us know what you decide. Wit...

5. I just asked and I got it!

   ICUkids posted a topic in PICU

   Thanks Allnurses!! PICU is very specialized and I'm always finding myself trying to check off both boxes on surveys, ICU and Peds but it never really fits well. So I wrote Allnurses to ask if there could be a forum for PICU RN's and here it is in o...

6. WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THE HOLIDAYS???

   ICUkids replied to NurseLinda's topic in General Nursing

   We must have great scheduling policies cause it goes by senority and holidays worked the last year. I got both Christmas and New Years off, worked Thanksgiving. (One of the perks for sticking around a few years) Christmas was wonderful. I keep the t...

7. It's hard to live with a nurse because...

   ICUkids replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   When my son was about 10 yrs old his father calls me at work to say he is bringing him into the ER, he had fallen from my horse and prob. had a concussion. I'm asking about pupils and he's trying to drive on a dangerous curvey coastal road. I tell ...

8. Any new grads that went into the ICU?

   ICUkids replied to KR's topic in CCU

   I was a new grad in a PICU 14 yrs ago. Still there, have been up the ladder to mgr, back to my passion of patient care. I have oriented and hired new grads and with solid support they are doing fine. Key ideas are support, orientation programs an...

9. Pay Scale

   ICUkids replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   When I read the regional quotes I was astounded! But since I live in CA and the cost of living is absurb maybe I shouldn't be. I have 14 yrs. experience, some in mgmt, I recently got a 3% increase, $36/hr not including differentials. But I also pa...

10. 12 hour shifts

    ICUkids replied to BJRN76's topic in CCU

    I have worked 12 hr shifts all my career, 14 yrs. It is wonderful. My unit would not want anything but. ICN does some 8 hr but only because of a merger, it makes the schedule difficult. I did mgnt for awhile and being there 5 days was more intense...