Maureen Nicholson

Dedicated Critical Care Registered Nurse with extensive experience in pediatric critical care, notably at Children's Hospital of Colorado. Excelled in managing complex conditions and mentoring new staff, demonstrating leadership and advanced clinical skills. Successful at advocating for patient and family needs.

• Registered Nurse; Colorado License 1638478
• PALS, ACLS, and BLS certified
• CCRN
• AACN member
• Sigma Theta Tau International Member

PICU Core Resource: March 2021- present

• Supervise bedside care and provide clinical insight for staff RNs
• Assist and mentor staff RNs with admissions and busy assignments
• Be aware of changing clinical status of patients and oversee timely interventions
• Be able to proficiently perform all PICU Code roles; defibrillator, recorder, administer medications, etc.
• Fill the Charge RN role as needed

CRRT specialist: September 2016- present

• Independent set-up, priming, management, and termination of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) circuit in all intensive care units throughout the hospital
• Proficient in both Prismax and CarpeDiem CRRT pumps

PICU Leadership

• Collaboration with managers, educators and practice specialists to improve unit practices
• Provide feedback on staff RNs to encourage growth

PICU Education and New Hire Council

• Support the education of staff RNs
• Teach staff RNs various skills such as intraosseous placement, port access, transpyloric tube placement, medication titration, etc.
• Skills validator on the unit for yearly checkoffs including Zoll defibrillator, Belmont rapid infuser and iSTAT
• Teach the Code Blue phase class to newly hired nurses
• Prepare and deliver a presentation on Pain, Sedation, and Delirium for CCRN review course

PICU Quality, Safety, and Practice Council

• Multidisciplinary council focusing on quality improvement innovation, education, guidance and collaboration

PICU Sunshine Committee

• Plan events for all PICU staff members to promote resiliency

CAUTI Committee

• Hospital-wide committee focused on decreasing CAUTI rates
• Audit urinary catheters on the unit to ensure bundle compliance