Med-Surg to PICU at NYP Weill Cornell

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Specializes in Med- surg, PICU.

Hi All,

Early on I knew I wanted to be a pediatric nurse, but the journey there has not been easy. After 2 years in a community hospital in the Bronx working on a Medical-Surgical floor, I was extended the offer as a Staff nurse in the PICU at a NYP Weill Cornell. Excited, YES. Nervous, HECK YES.

Any advice out there for what I can do to prepare? Should I brush up on any specifics before I start my orientation? What was your transitional experience like transitioning from med-surg into the PICU?

Thanks a bunch,

Ane-up

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Welcome !

I moved your thread to the PICU forum...we have some wonderful PICU nurses who will be around shortly

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Congratulations! You've jsut joined the specialty with the braodest scope of practice there is in nursing. There are several threads here that discuss preparing to work in PICU.

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/new-picu-nurse-791250.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/first-week-picu-174962.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/new-picu-discouraged-673866.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/resource-textbook-recommendations-848293.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/picu-preceptorship-what-897270.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/most-common-picu-923835.html

And this one's just for fun: https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/test-your-peds-458930.html

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