hello everyone. on my picu in st. gallen, switzerland, we are attempting to develop a standard guideline for the use of physical restraint in ped. icu. we have based it on the american society for...
swiss brian replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal
best thing-parents who come back for follow up check and bring the lovely bouncy baby up to the nicu to show us. or getting birthday cards from parents with then and now pictures.makes the shift work,...
swiss brian replied to Okiecruffler's topic in PICU, Pediatric
im here on night shift, in a room with a 7 year old who isnt going to make it. tommorow the big discussion with the parents and then treatment reduction. to use an american idiom, the situation sucks....
swiss brian replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal
we often have problems like this, mainly families of turkish/south european origin (not meant in a racist way) Sometimes it feels that the nurses are the ventilation point for the fear and fustration....
swiss brian replied to biscuit_007's topic in PICU, Pediatric
i work in a combined neo-picu in st gallen, switzerland. we get everything here except for cardiac surgery, which goes to zurich. i only came to picu 2 years ago, and am also on a steep learning...