PEDSICU

PEDSICU has 12 years experience and specializes in Military 21 years, SANE nursing 11 years.

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1. Male nurses and SANE

   PEDSICU replied to Frosty's topic in Forensic

   Frosty It's so sad to have the road blocks you have encountered. I have been a SANE nurse going on 11 years, I'm a MALE, and have only had one person refuse me at first "that was due to another staff...

2. Male Nurses

   PEDSICU replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, Talk about not knowing what is going on in todays world. I have been working in the medical field as a paramedic since 1979. In 1999 I received my ADN in nursing, In 2006 I received my BSN in...

3. Demand for Forensic Nurse?

   PEDSICU replied to AFree's topic in Forensic

   siri i have to challenge you on what you said about the sane nurse not being a patient advocate but a support person. being a sane for nine years it's all about being a patient advocate to get them...

4. Certified Pediatric Nurse Examination

   PEDSICU posted a topic in Pediatric

   Need help. Has anyone taken the CPN Exam lately? If so how did you study for it? What did you study for it? I'm looking for some one to come to my hospital to do a review. I would like a one or two...

5. Male Nursing Ad (An oldie, but goodie)

   PEDSICU replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

6. Please Respond!!

   PEDSICU replied to NCJill's topic in General Nursing

   Jill Hate to bust your bubble but the Norton Healthcare system does not pay weekend shift diff. I came out of school 6 years ago and that was the starting rate 18.50. Norton has a great system with...

7. Preceptorship in the Peds ICU

   PEDSICU posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Help I am trying to vamp up my Preceptor Program for new grads to my unit. We have anywhere from 5 to 15 at a time 2 to 3 times a year. It wears me out. With each new bunch I try to mix thing up...

8. PICU - What are your patient staff ratios?

   PEDSICU replied to wendyw2's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   We will pull RN to another unit or ED. We may send them home if they want to. We do this when the census is down. They will take a budget oin a heartbeat due to being so busy most of the time. We will...

9. PICU - What are your patient staff ratios?

   PEDSICU replied to wendyw2's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   I have worked for 6 years in a PICU in Kentucky. We have a wide mix; 2:1, ECMO, fresh hearts, hemo dialysis, or very sick with q1 hr labs on vents 1:1, High trauma, 2nd day post op hearts, lots of...