stefaniePICURN replied to MA Nurse's topic in PICU, Pediatric
the toughest for me are the abuse cases.. these kids arent even sick, and yet they die. i admitted a trauma in my unit almost two months ago, a toddler who was thrown around by his babysitter. he...
stefaniePICURN replied to LyndseyER's topic in PICU, Pediatric
I started as a new grad in the PICU almost a year ago. My orientation was 6 months long, give or take according to individual needs. We had pediatric nursing basic classes, as well as pediatric...
stefaniePICURN replied to kessadawn's topic in PICU, Pediatric
here in CT, we float our nurses between NICU, PICU, and MS units.. and the orientation is ONE 12 hour shift!! the floats that come to the PICU, depending on if they are trained on vents, get the least...
hartford hospital recently started accepting new grads into the ICU a couple months ago.. it's a large hospital, so they will probably still be accepting new