kstinamed

Hey everyone. I have been a nurse for 6 years. 5 years I worked on the general Pediatric floor and have been in the PICU now for about 15 months. I just wanted to know how long it took everyone to become comfortable in the PICU? How long until I can walk into work and know that I can handle anything that comes through the doors? I am very comfortable with vents and stuff like that but in code situations I feel so completely lost. I thank god for my co-workers everytime that happens. I know that I am a good nurse and while I was on the PEDS floor I felt that I was, but since being in the PICU I feel like I am not such a good nurse because I am not as comfortable in those situations as my fellow co-workers. One co-worker told me it took her a good 2-3 years before she could come to work and know she could handle anything. What does everyone think? Is it going to take more time or am I just catching on slow???? It doesn't help either that lately we have been really slow and having a lot of PEDS overflow kids. Are unit is a 6 bed unit in Detroit and when we are busy we see some really crazy things but during the summer we don't get to use many ICU skills.