Posts Tagged ‘Guest Editorial’
Guest Editorial: Ollie’s Branch – Putting the Heart Back in Healthcare
Ollie was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect (CHD) three days after he was born. For 13 months my husband, Mark, and I fought alongside him until a series of…
Read MoreGuest Editorial: You Made Me Feel Human
“You made me feel human;” a mother once wrote in a letter to me after her daughter’s death. I had been a clinical nurse specialist in the CICU during her…
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Growing up in the CCU: Supporting Families Through the Long Haul
“The power of community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic, or hospital” – Mark Hyman In October of 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American…
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Have a heart! Address delirium and early mobility for every kid, every day!
What do delirium and early mobilization in the pediatric CICU have in common? That sounds like the start of a bad joke! However, these two integral components of the ICU…
Read MoreNursing Editorial: Advanced Practice Provider Burnout in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Burnout is real, personal, and costly for all involved in the health care system. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care (PCICU) Advanced Practice Providers (APP) consistently practice in a high-pace, high-stress environment…
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Am I Too Old for the CICU Night Shift?
At 62 years and post-call from a sleepless night shift, I would say “absolutely not.” I stayed up with a neonate who was status post tracheoplasty a few weeks ago…
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Towards a Deeper Understanding of Time to Avoid Burnout
Time can be a scarce resource in the ICU. The unpredictable nature of the ICU demands that we always be ready to accommodate a sick patient. Our next patient can…
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Go to Sleep, Grandpa
Back in the early 1980s when I was in training, night call was not a major event. We had no work-hour rules and regularly worked 120-hour weeks as residents and…
Read MoreEarly Career: A New Look at the Sunday Scaries
My typical “Sunday scaries” showed up one day early this weekend, after spending a day furniture shopping with my husband for our new home. When I got home on Saturday…
Read MoreGuest Editorial: The changing paradigms of VAD use in neonates, infants, and children
The use of ventricular assist devices (VAD) in pediatrics has evolved over the past two decades. Initially, the development of the adult-sized Berlin EXCOR VAD allowed for a viable option…
Read MoreNursing Editorial: Preparations for Hospital Discharge of the Pediatric VAD Patient
For pediatric patients with a VAD and their families, hospital discharge can be frightening; for the hospital VAD team, the process can be daunting. Creating a detailed outline of objectives,…
Read MoreEarly Career Editorial: Role of Impella® in Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support
Cardiogenic shock is a major source of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients with cardiomyopathy or after cardiac surgery. While extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been the traditional choice for…
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