Of hospitals and goodbyes, the coldness of medicine and the warmth of human...
A beautifully written piece by a patient’s wife one year after his passing in an intensive care unit. As a critical care nurse, this humbled me greatly. Thank you for such a beautiful post. Nurses,...
View ArticleIschemic Stroke – Patient Priorities
Alas, stroke patients.. my one true nursey love. I love my stroke patients. They have a special place in my heart. So, you just got report from the ED and your patient who just had a large ischemic...
View ArticleWhen Patients Die
If this hasn’t happened in your young nursey career, it will at some point. Whether expected or not, patient deaths can be pretty rough on the nurse.. especially if that nurse has developed a...
View ArticleIf Nurse Eye Roll Was Your Patient
Make sure my foley is secure. Smuggle my dog in and so we can implement an order for continuous pup snuggles until discontinued. Don’t be mad if I live-tweet your IV insertion, central line dressing...
View ArticleThe Death of a Heart
I recently saw this video on YouTube and thought it was necessary to share. Nurslings, new grads, nurses new to telemetry.. check out this 1 minute video of a cardiac arrest:
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The Nurse’s Famous Last Words: “But the Doctor Said it Was Okay..”
One of my BFFs is a rapid response nurse (I know, coolest job ever). Whenever a patient is going downhill or looks not-so-hot, she gets a call. Many times, the call could and should have occurred hours...
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I’ll Never Forget Your Room Number or Your Pain
I don’t know what else to do. Here you are, lying in that hospital bed that you’ve been sitting in for five days now, totally aware of what is going on but unable to tell anyone what you’re thinking....
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