We are currently experiencing a most trying series of events in our unit and I would love to know if anyone else has experienced something similar and how your management supported you, your...
Thanks Steve, that info looks great. We've had success treating the critters with NO and Sildenafil (our attendings do not want us to use the name Viagra). Fortunately, no ECMO. Since we've had a few...
Our rapid assessment team is called the FAST team for First Assessment, Stabilization, Transport. The clinical educator and the transport nurse presented the development and concept of the team. They...
Recently we've seen an increase in NICU grads being admitted to our PICU after a short time at home. They are being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, something that's not mentioned to the parents...
Thanks for clarifying. We have a neat little bedside u/s machine and the tubes are placed by our CNS under direct visualization and are cleared right after placement to use. This is new within the...
Within the last 5 years we went to standardized concentrations, eliminating the "rule of 6." Some of the reasons were cost conscious: all Dopamine comes in bags mixed off site (1600 mcg/cc and the...
Hi all, happy to find this site. I've been an RN for 28 years, always pedi, and a PICU nurse for 24. I couln't imagine doing anything else, though I've tried! My unit is 16 beds, is multidisciplinary...