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1. ECMO

   ICUkids replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Never heard of RT's running the ECMO circuit. We send any ECMO pts to the ICN. They sometimes have a problem with the size issue (up to teenagers, but the PICU/ICN Critical Care Floats do the pt care...

2. Catching Hell

   ICUkids replied to [email protected]'s topic in General Nursing

   Pamela A, You incurred the wrath of an angry subscriber, God would be more tolerant. I acknowlege the stress of the situation and tell the person that I will not tolerate the behavior. I have been...

3. A Crying Shame

   ICUkids replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for posting the story. I hadn't heard about it and I work in a major pedi cardiac center! The PICU docs share some of the RN's frustration about the cardiac cases. Even they find out late...

4. I just asked and I got it!

   ICUkids replied to ICUkids's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Boomboom, Check out the possibilities in your area. Do you have any acute care experience? Kids physiology is different than geriatric population. But motivation to learn always makes a...

5. I just asked and I got it!

   ICUkids posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Thanks Allnurses!! PICU is very specialized and I'm always finding myself trying to check off both boxes on surveys, ICU and Peds but it never really fits well. So I wrote Allnurses to ask if there...

6. WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THE HOLIDAYS???

   ICUkids replied to NurseLinda's topic in General Nursing

   We must have great scheduling policies cause it goes by senority and holidays worked the last year. I got both Christmas and New Years off, worked Thanksgiving. (One of the perks for sticking around a...