karatenurse

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1. PICU Nurses

   karatenurse replied to biscuit_007's topic in PICU

   The PICU is the best place to work! You take care of kids of all ages and with different diagnoses. It's always a challenge, and I am looking into becoming a PICU NP. I work in New Brunswick, NJ, and our PICU is now 20 beds. This winter has been weir...

2. diprivan

   karatenurse replied to ERERER's topic in PICU

   Diprivan is not indicated for children and we never use it in our PICU. We use Versed, Fentanyl, Vec. One attending even likes Etomidate. At another hospital I worked at, Diprivan was used for short procedures, but if you check a drug book, its safet...

3. PNP in ICU

   karatenurse replied to NeuroNP's topic in PICU

   Where I work, we have three NP's. Their role is almost that of the attending. I realize it is not like this everywhere, but that is their role at my hospital. They do a-lines, central lines, and a whole host of other "good" things. I am currently loo...