As you’re getting bedside report in your busy intensive care unit, your stomach starts to drop. “54 year old female… full code… no allergies… here for septic shock from pneumonia… unresponsive… “ Your eyes fixate on the intubated patient, and you start to realize she looks like your mom. Your mom who is 700 miles […]
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Nurses: Thankful Every Shift
It’s that time of year where everyone starts to think of things they’re thankful for and talks about them on social media. Nurses however… we are a different bunch. Every time we go into work, we are thankful. It doesn’t take the month of November to inspire this. We are not thankful for our massive […]
Bless Your Nursey Hands
Every year for Nurse’s Week, our chaplain comes by every unit to bless the nurse’s hands. Just stop to think about that for a second. At my job, the chaplain comes to us to bless our hands. Doesn’t that just humble you to the floor? That just really, really touches me. It really makes me […]