IcUlikey

Hey there. I am a Critical Care staff nurse in a level 4 trauma center for almost (3 months shy) 2 years. Being a level 4 we don’t always take the craziest of patients but I do have experience with all the basic ICU patients, critical cardiac drips, vents, COVID patients etc. I am currently a preceptor to new staff, just started training as a charge nurse and do float to a Level 1 ICU for probably 2 shifts a month. I feel confident in the role that I am doing and it is fairly infrequent that I feel too overwhelmed even with the most critical of patients we get. I also have experience with balloon pumps, CRRT, hypothermia patients, and unfortunately recently have led or been involved in quite a lot of ACLS. A portion of my time has been spent in a nurse residency program which means that I have spent maybe only a year and 6 months as an independent nurse. Does this sound like enough to be able to handle an ICU traveling position? My confidence level in whether or not I could handle it changes almost daily but I’m not sure that it would ever be consistent as I do talk myself out of things fairly easily. Just looking for some insight from some other travelers who might have an idea of the workflow as a travel ICU nurse. Thanks!