Baby nurse entering the land of "PICU"

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Jul 4, 2007

There are many who have gone before you who've asked the same questions. Some of the replies can be found here:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f95/best-peds-picu-reference-books-219381.html

https://allnurses.com/forums/f95/precepting-fairly-new-nurse-220614.html

https://allnurses.com/forums/f95/new-grad-icu-217607.html

https://allnurses.com/forums/f95/new-picu-198029.html

https://allnurses.com/forums/f95/where-do-i-start-211869.html

https://allnurses.com/forums/f95/new-rn-new-site-starting-picu-monday-201577.html

https://allnurses.com/forums/f95/new-picu-rn-171625.html

https://allnurses.com/forums/f95/first-week-picu-174962.html

They should keep you busy for a while! :lol2:

Semele · Aug 2, 2007

First of al, congrats on passing boards and entering the world of nursing. It will be a fun and exciting ride full of emotions. You have chosen wisely and you are very lucky to get a great position. You will be years ahea of your fellow grads who start out in med/surg.

I work in a unit that has a really good mix of experienced old timers as we call them and young fresh babies and the middle children of which I fall into. We work well together as the experienced nurses know all the ropes and tricks of the trade and they are more than willing to teach the newer blood that is offering them some relief from the overtime.

The one piece of advice I can offer is to ask questions constantly. Even if you are fairly certain you know what you are doing, asking advice of other nurses will build trust which is vital in the working environment.