the hospital I work at is great w/calling the MD. Each of our pts is assigned to a team based on diagnosis. So you contact the "team" pager and it's always a resident who answers. This is nice bc I...
runningtraveler replied to jopadeevra's topic in PICU, Pediatric
I am a new grad in peds stepdown ICU and it is the perfect spot for me. I had a hard time deciding between acute care and PICU, so it was great when I discovered stepdown. Just enough to keep me on my...
I work at Loma Linda (the peds hospital part) and love it. I know the adult hospital is different, but from what I have encountered at the peds hospital, the majority of docs are super nice and always...
I am just off orientation on a stepdown ICU unit and can definitely see how some of you guys are feeling. I love my unit and feel like it is a perfect fit for me with super supportive staff, but I...
runningtraveler replied to AliRae's topic in PICU, Pediatric
I know this is from a while ago, but I was wondering if someone could message me the links to those blogs? I can't PM yet (havent posted 15 times!). I am very intersted in mercy ships and would love...
wow, I feel like there isnt a day that passes that I dont make some type of mistake. I have about 1 month left of orientation and am already freaking: here's my list... -forgot to unclamp a NS PB...
I flushed a GT with NS instead of H20...I know it's not really an issue but it didnt even click in my mind until several hours after I got home. I have done it 1000 times, so why would I not think to...