PICU RN, wife, mom | Passion is voicing the inner experiences of nurses | Blogger for AJN | TEDTalk speaker | views mine and not my employer’s
Nov 6, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I was charge nurse in our PICU yesterday and I’m still recovering.
I’m trying to remember that all the hustle and good we can do counts, for every patient we can care for.
But I’m still trying to shake the overwhelming distress connected to the role of #pedsICU charge rn. /1
Tight bed space, even tighter nurse and respiratory therapist staffing.
If a patient needs ICU care and we can’t take them, it’s distressing to deny admission.
If I can do the pressured coordination to transfer one out and hustle one in, I know my staff are exhausted. /2
