THE NAVICU COMMUNITY

Good questions.
Better conversations.

For ICU nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and students. A place to ask why, share what you’re learning, and shape a more useful study companion.

Learning, not medical advice. Use fictional practice examples only. Never share patient-identifying information, images or chart screenshots.

r/NavICU — Critical care, made clearer

FIND YOUR CONVERSATION

Start where you are.

Bring a question, a study goal, or a source worth discussing. There’s room for all three.

Evidence Desk: What source changed your thinking?

Evidence Desk

Bring the original source. Explore its context, limitations, and what it helped you understand.

Browse the sources

CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION

A shared curiosity.
Two ways to connect.

Join r/NavICU for thoughtful threads and source sharing, or send the NavICU team an improvement idea.

The feedback form prepares an email draft for you to review and send.

A PREVIEW, NOT A LIVE FORUM

Example discussions

Fictional starter posts and sample vote totals. Votes change only in this browser session and reset on refresh. No live member activity or comments are shown.

10 example discussions · All

  • 342

    Welcome to r/NavICU — read this first

    An example welcome thread for ICU nurses, physicians, RTs, pharmacists and students. Share learning questions, feature ideas and sources. Fictional practice only; no patient-identifying information.

    Report
  • 214

    Add a Berlin criteria toggle to the P/F ratio calculator

    Could the learning explanation compare Berlin criteria using fictional practice values and links to the original definition? A note on limitations would help learners understand the context.

    Report
  • 189

    Parkland formula card — clarify 'first 8 hours from time of burn, not time of presentation'

    For a fictional practice problem, could the learning card explain where the time interval begins and link to the source? This is a wording question for study, not a patient-care instruction.

    Report
  • 176

    How would you study acid-base reasoning with Max?

    What fictional acid-base practice question would help you understand the reasoning? Share a study prompt and a source you would use to check the explanation.

    Report
  • 158

    Feature request: repeat fictional practice problems

    Could learners revisit a fictional sample problem across study calculators? No real patient values or identifiers—just a way to compare formulas while practicing.

    Report
  • 141

    MELD calculator — please add MELD 3.0 alongside MELD-Na

    Could a study card compare MELD versions with their original publications, dates and limitations? It would be useful to understand how the models evolved.

    Report
  • 128

    Study check-in: one concept, one source, one question

    Pick a concept to review this week. Try a short flashcard session, read a learning card, then write one question to discuss with your instructor or preceptor.

    Report
  • 112

    Bug: dark mode flashes white on app cold start (iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18)

    Example bug report: a brief light-screen flash before dark mode appears. Include device, iOS version and repeatable steps, without personal or patient information.

    Report
  • 97

    Discussion: should NavICU add a peds-ICU mode, or stay adult-only?

    What would an explicitly separate pediatric learning pathway need? Discuss educational scope, clear labeling and source review—not applying adult formulas to children.

    Report
  • 84

    Feature request: a printable pharmacology study outline

    A print-friendly study outline with citations could support classroom review and preceptor-led discussion. It should be clearly labeled educational, not a dosing or pump-programming guide.

    Report

A DIRECT LINE TO THE TEAM

Submit an
improvement.

Spotted a content error, a confusing explanation, or a way to make studying feel clearer? Tell us what you’d change and why.

This prepares a draft in your email app addressed to support@streamwalkers.com. You review and send it yourself. The website does not send or store your message.

No patient names, MRNs, dates of birth, photos, chart screenshots or other identifying information. Use fictional practice examples only.

MODERATION & CODE OF CONDUCT

Curious. Kind.
Careful with context.

Not allowed

  • Patient identifiers, photos, chart screenshots or protected health information.
  • Patient-specific medical advice, unsafe practice or unvalidated dosing.
  • Harassment, gatekeeping, discrimination or personal attacks.
  • Spam, recruiting, self-promotion or impersonation.

Expected of everyone

  • Use fictional practice examples rather than real patient cases.
  • Cite sources and distinguish evidence from personal experience.
  • Assume good faith, especially with students and new graduates.
  • Correct errors kindly and explain your reasoning.
  • Report concerns rather than piling on.

Flag a concern.

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Moderation may include an edit request, removal or suspension. To appeal a decision, reply to the moderation email thread. Please describe the concern without copying patient-identifying information.

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LOOKING AHEAD

A shared forum is a future step.

This site currently offers example discussions and an email-draft feedback form, not a live member forum. Ideas for future posts, threaded comments and shared voting are welcome.

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