A place of respite for PICU nurses

Providing nursing care in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is extremely rewarding but can take an emotional and mental toll.

Two Nemours Children’s, Delaware Valley nurses, Ashley Wilhelm and Maria Gaudino-Smith, created a self-care room on the PICU unit where nurses can retreat for a few minutes to compose themselves, rest and reflect in between care.

The self-care room is one of hundreds of projects that nurses engaged in Nursing Advancement at Nemours Children’s have designed and volunteered their time to implement that enhance the quality of practice for their colleagues and profession.

The self-care room is one of hundreds of projects that nurses engaged in Nursing Advancement at Nemours Children’s have designed.

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