PEDIATRIC ICU NURSING BRAIN

PEDIATRIC ICU NURSING BRAIN

After years of bedside nursing, I have finally created the perfect nursing brain ! So much happens during one shift and it is really easy to lose track of what happened when, when things are due, when you gave an extra PRN, etc. Documenting is a key nursing skill so having this nursing brain piece of paper to fall back on is crucial!

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PEDIATRIC CALCULATIONS

PEDIATRIC CALCULATIONS

One main difference between adult and pediatric nursing is that children come in all different shapes and sizes. We get infants all the way up to 26 year olds! Because of this, the majority of pediatric nursing is based off of the patient’s weight in kilograms. Knowing how to do these calculations is imperative because kids are extremely sensitive to being given too much fluid or having too much taken out. I developed this quick cheat sheet of common calculations to help keep our pediatric patients safe! Continue reading “PEDIATRIC CALCULATIONS”