when the frequent flyer who’s been admitted for eight months finally ages out of picu and goes to the adult side

when the travel nicu RT puts on his profile that he’s here for a good time and not a long time

Dear APNs: Please look at your patient before writing orders. Thanks - The bedside

cancel your aarc membership if they’re gonna continue to support Markwayne Mullin and his chud ass PAC

POV: you’re in neuro ICU and you gotta give this guy a vest and a thorough NT suction

RN: “hey so my bipap kiddo is desatting so I put a nasal cannula on under his nasal pillows and he’s still at 83%”. burn your license

Picu charge RN complained about me joking about us giving nebs and chest clearance for everything. Fix your clown show or fucking cry about it

when your asthmatic refuses to keep a mask on so you recruit the parents to help keep them still

tonight we let the al-bull-terol speak

So what’s your policy in your hospital about who can make ventilator changes without RT present? My personal rule is fellowship and above, otherwise call me.

the only “normal” people you’ll meet in picu are parents of acute kids

when day shift tells me during report their anoxic brain injury patients got some vent weaning today

If your kid is unvaxed and gets admitted to picu for something easily avoidable rest assured we preface every shift report with the word “unvaccinated”

POV: that cute nurse on 17 just saw your tinder profile and swiped left

when local contracts are paying 1600 a week

how it feels to be working with adults again

RT when pulmonology orders “aggressive chest clearance” for the intubated flail chest

when you’re using a servo-u for straight volume control

Is American Association for Respiratory Care out of money? I left them in 2020 after they threw the whole profession under the bus. Keep in mind you can’t actually leave them specific feedback. But it’s really just an org run by people so far from the bedside it’s ridiculous.