PICU nurse here! There are things my family and friends will NEVER know about my job
2026-04-29 21:12:37
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Rach :
I have no idea how PICU nurses do it everyday! I work in organ donation and have to occasionally work donor cases in PICU and that's more than enough for me!
2026-04-29 15:22:05
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Katie :
I absolutely hate when people call us “angels.” I’m not an angel—I’m a trained professional doing a really demanding job. Terms like this imply we have to be self-sacrificial beings.
2026-04-30 02:59:10
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SCee :
Pediatric Oncology 28yrs....therapy yes!
2026-04-29 21:40:48
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mightynight :
And you don’t even have to be a nurse to feel it.. I was a janitor in the PICU unit for awhile and I went home every day crying. I felt especially helpless because I couldn’t do anything for the families but take their trash out.
2026-04-30 20:40:50
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AC 🪻🍄 :
As a NICU RN- PICU (in my opinion) was way more devastating to me
2026-04-29 20:55:10
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✞𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖑✞ :
I wasn't expecting much from The Self I Left Behind by Jessica Morgan but by chapter two I was completely silent. It's written for women who are exhausted from being everything to everyone. Quietly powerful.
2026-05-02 04:07:14
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lizzy :
Oh lord, I’ve way outlived myself 😂 going on my 9th year in PICU 🙋🏼♀️😬
2026-04-29 15:30:47
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Lindsay :
I work Peds ED. A year ago I had my most traumatic shift and I almost walked away from nursing completely after 7 years. I don’t even know how to recover from that shift
2026-05-07 02:00:49
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Hi_itsMe_ImTheProblem 🩺 :
Agreed! PICU and trauma nurses!!!
2026-04-29 13:56:19
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Mary Dillon :
38 years as an RN. 22 years in PICU🥰
2026-04-29 23:46:36
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RN.A.Catt :
I do NICU/PICU- it’s tough but someone has to be there for those littles in their most vulnerable moments. There are days that completely shatter you but also days that completely uplift you
2026-04-29 18:53:59
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s h e l b s ✨ :
Peds ER nurse in a Level 1 Trauma Center here…. The therapy is a requirement.
2026-04-29 22:13:20
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QuincyM :
The PICU and Burn ICU were both clinicals that changed me. You can’t be the same after that.
2026-04-29 21:52:41
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RNmimi :
Every nurse has a trauma cup. You never know when the cup will be full. It could be 1 trauma it could be 2000. Eventually the cup fills for most. ❤️🩹
2026-04-30 00:00:59
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AmeliaJaye08 :
PICU nurse here… been doing it for 12 years. I’ll never work anywhere else. However it forever changed me.
2026-04-30 02:11:10
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Lauren :
One of the things that’s helped me last over 10 years in this field is remembering that these horrible things are always going to happen whether I’m there or not, and I feel better knowing that I’m there for them versus if I left and chose to pretend that these things didn’t exist. I think everyone is built for the specialty they land in because after two years in adults during the pandemic, I immediately went back to pediatrics.
2026-04-30 18:51:53
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Blendedandblessed10 :
I did PICU for 14 years. Were there sad cases? Absolutely! But more often than not the kids are resiliant and get better. I teach now in NorCal, but miss my lil patients!
2026-04-30 04:28:56
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Dana Renee :
28 years now
2026-04-30 14:43:15
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Jordan Grim :
Being a parent on the other side of the PICU room for 2 out of 4 children with a total of 9 months in between the two, they are THE BEST people you will ever meet 🥺
2026-05-09 01:31:36
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brookejbarker1 :
I was a NICU nurse for 7 years (loved it) and I was floated to PICU one shift and left traumatized. They are truly special people!
2026-05-05 15:25:42
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Katie ❄️ :
My baby was in the PICU, I felt so safe with the staff. When he was stable enough to go to the neurology unit, I broke down because the knowledge and care was completely different.
2026-05-05 22:41:21
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dielle2425 :
I’ve worked on almost every floor of the hospital (float pool for YEARS). I have always said…. PICU ARE THE WORKHORSES OF THE HOSPITAL. They are legit the most bad ass! Couldn’t do it.
2026-04-29 21:42:14
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Deborah :
As the charge RN in the MICU- I got called to help in the PICU one night - I have 22+ years experience- I am still traumatized beyond 🥺. God bless you angels 💕
2026-04-30 04:20:07
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Klaus :
Former PICU nurse here! I lasted 4 years.
2026-05-07 12:36:26
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