Pediatric nurses need to think developmentally. A drug dose safe for a 5-year-old is lethal for a 6-month-old.
Travel nurses change hospitals every 8-13 weeks. Every facility uses different protocols, different oxytocin concentration standards (some use 10 units/L, some 30 units/L), and different EMR flowsheets. The pocket guide provides a universal clinical standard to fall back on while you learn the new site's rhythm.
"I can't do this," Elena sobbed. "He hates me. I’m a terrible mother."
