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  1. Figs scrubs for petite women

    I’m 4’11 and 110 pounds. I bought a few pairs of FIGS and although I love the material and feel of them, they’re not the most flattering on my figure. I have the yola in petite XS, and I do often have to pull them up throughout my shift. I just bough...
  2. Pediatric Cardiovascular acute unit

    Hey! I used to work on an acute care peds cardiac floor, currently in peds cardiac ICU. On the floor it was almost exclusively post op cardiac surgeries or cardiac catheterizations, working up on feeds, weaning respiratory support (HFNC/o2 cannula), ...
  3. Depressed, unhappy, feeling lost

    I want to preface this by saying, this is a rough time in life for everyone. I have yet to meet someone who isn't struggling. I'm feeling so anxious, overwhelmed, and depressed. I never feel like doing anything anymore on my days off d/t quarantine....
  4. What is an RVOT?

    Thank you for your help!! I really appreciate it!! ?
  5. Bagging ETT

    Adventure_rn, thank you so much!! That is so helpful! I’ve been lost on which forums to post questions to because peds cardiac ICU doesn’t have its own category - I guess lumping it with PICU makes sense. Thanks for your help guys!
  6. What is an RVOT?

    Can someone please explain what an RVOT (right ventricular outflow tract) is? Or LVOT? What does it do? What does that mean? Why would you need surgery on it? For reference I’m in the peds cardiac ICU. thank you! ?
  7. Bagging ETT

    How do you know when you should start bagging your pt with an ETT? I read something saying disconnecting the pt from the vent should be a very last resort because then they lose the recruitment from the vent (someone please explain this to me, what d...
  8. U of Michigan interview, Advise Please!!

    What unit are you interviewing for? What I’ve noticed is everyone is super helpful and eager to help you learn. They want nurses dedicated to learning/improving their practice. Very focused on evidence based practice/research/teaching (it’s a teachin...
  9. New peds CVICU nurse... so overwhelmed

    I’ve been a peds cardiac nurse for two years and started a new job in the cvicu in August. I’m off orientation in 4 weeks and feel so overwhelmed and not ready at all. I’ve had two evaluations so far and I’ve been told I’m doing really well and they’...
  10. I’d say at about one year I felt like I could possibly handle harder assignments (that’s also when they started giving my harder ones) and after a month or two of those I started to feel much more confident. I’d say around 1 year-1.5 years I started ...
  11. Random question, do you think we don’t get enough training on basic emergency medicine/situations? For example, when you’re in a focused speciality, you know so much about your particular specialty but when a patient comes along with another issue do...
  12. I just started a new job on a peds cardiac icu unit. I've had two weeks on the floor so far (which I know isn't much). I'm feeling overwhelmed and kind of anxious. I've been a nurse for two years, coming from a peds cardiac medsurg unit, which helps ...
  13. Hi, just wanted to jump on here and talk. I recently left my old job (a job I completely loved) on an acute care med surg floor to start on a peds CVICU at a large hospital. I had to relocate due to family reasons/cost/etc. I really didn't want to ma...
  14. Thanks for all your responses! So the situation was a kiddo in severe heart failure who couldn’t hold their temperatures. They kept dropping to 35C and at one point went as low as 33C. Most of the shift they were 34-35. I had utilized all warming mea...
  15. I’ve been a nurse for two years on a cardiac step down peds unit. As I’ve grown as a nurse, it’s hit me how much pushback I get from doctors, team members, and charge nurses to make changes in the middle of the night when my pt isn’t looking good. Un...