tori_1122 :
I'm in NICU, and I'd have to say the hardest is PICU. They have to take care of anything from a newborn, an ex-micropreemie chronic kid, an 8 year old, to a 17 year old (which physiologically is pretty much an adult). There is soooo much variation in all of the populations to know, all while doing the same things as any adult ICU. Some of the bigger specialized children's hospitals will have the PICUs broken up by sub-specialty, but sometimes they are just a MICU, CVICU, Neuro, trauma, etc, all wrapped in one for ages 0-adult.
(Plus family is always hard, but parents of children can be a whole other ballgame sometimes).
NICU I think can range from being the easiest, to up there as one of the hardest, just depending on the shift and your assignment (as well as the level of NICU you work in).
PICU, I don't think I could ever... hats off to them.
2026-11-10 04:47:48