MeganNYRN

Of course it's harder but I suspect that's the point, as a nurse you have to do things the harder way sometimes and you always have to work with a team. Good Luck!

CHOP has a separate unit but I think the nurses move back and forth as needed.

Nope you have a shot as a two year degree RN but most big teaching hospitals are preferentially hiring BSN( four year RN) now.

It's always a thin envelope just open it to find out!

Chop PICU does not really use techs only for stocking not pt care. There are three receptionists most if the time since the unit is in three sections . There are also three charge nurses without assignments. Plus a resource nurse or two with no p...

Research the hospital and ask informed questions. Such as pt ratios, programs to support families, types of patients, what PEDIATRIC trauma level the hospital maintains(not always the same as adult level). Expressing a passion for pediatric nursing ...

Look for PICU as well many hospitals will accept people with adult experience. Good Luck

I worked in a PICU that took every pt that had a VP shunt not just malfunctions. If a pt coming in for an t+a or appendectomy etc had a VP shunt they had to stay in PICU through discharge. Apparently due to a sentinel event but it seemed silly to h...

Given that your goal is PICU I would start in Peds, which is what I did. After two years I moved and got a job in the PICU at CHOP, I worked there for a year and it was a great experience but I believe my peds background was very helpful. I now flo...

There are tons of procedures to prepare for so it may be better to make a list as you see things,ask questions and look things up when you get home. Every PICU has a different population but generally intubations, ventilators of various types, sedat...

I don't know of any nursing certification that doesn't require 2000 hrs of clinical practice. If you are interested in PICU I would looked into taking a PALS class or NRP if you want NICU. YouCAN take pals/NRP in nursing school but not certificatio...

What kind of project informative or research based project? The first things that come to mind include pain management in children and infants, hydrocephalus, congenital cardiac repairs, asthma, epilepsy diagnostics and treatment. Any body system y...

I agree with the reply about attempting a BP every four hours but you can't just not try. Blood pressures can be very valuable even in children especially with neurological deterioration and fluid status. I have been a general pediatric and PICU nu...

What about using tension rods to put up light blocking lined curtains? It doesn't damage anything as thrift inside the window that's what I did when living in a furnished appt because the sleep masks don't stay on for me. Best of Luck!

This doesn't sound like a good way to orient someone and your manger sounds as terrific as mine(my manager is AWKWARD and critical of everything). When I oriented almost 2 years ago I had a long orientation with 10weeks of orientation on days before...

I am a pediatric nurse on a general floor and most days its great. We have everything from asthma or pneumonia to complex cardiac or oncology patients and even various surgical patients(ortho, plastics, urinary ENT) basically if a kid can be hospit...

CHOP(in Philly) is a terrific hospital with a new grad program but its tough to get in without doing an externship or clinical there. NYU Langone medical center has a general peds floor and PICU with a nurse residency program for new grads. Good Luc...

I think so, even sooner is possible esp with a BSN. My floor has hired 7 new grads in the past 10 months and we have two travelers right now. We need nurses, we only have 30 beds but the kids are really sick. I think we are hiring more than other ...

You can do it but it can be tight especially in Manhattan without a roomate. I am a BSN New Grad and I'm living in a studio by myself. Its tight but I should be ok(I've only been here a month) Why are you getting your PA liscense 1st? are you goin...

Deep breath, you can do this and you do have an orientation, my best advice would be to go over the most common conditions you saw on your pediatric rotation and a bit of growth and development. After that just look up whatever you can on patients l...

Actually there is recourse for people that have serious adverse reactions, its called the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. I don't think there is reason to fear the seasonal flu shot, they make this every year. The swine flu shot makes...

I doubt that LPNs will all be required to get thier RN. However, I would expect the options to narrow significantly long term care/nursing homes use many LPNs. Hospitals don't, the hospital I am at has a few LPNs that were hired in the 1990s but now...

The Per Diem market is better than the full time one, hospitals are using Per diem and travel nurses to fill the holes while they train or try to fill open positions. Some hospitals are only hiring per diem, the problem you may have is that many nur...

At my hospital they are going to "suspend" anyone that doesn't get the vaccine. I feel that we have an obligation to our patients to do what we can to keep the flu out of the hospital. I got my shot yesterday, I hope many follow that path. For tho...

Congrats! you must feel like you're walking on air, thats how I felt when I finally got that call. Good Luck Everyone!