The Life Of A Nurse
by Joie. De. Vivre.
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The Passion of Nursing
There is just no way to convey what a nurse really does. I spent 12.5 hours of my 13 hour shift today at the bedside of my patient, within arms reach and constantly attentive to the relentless an...
Nothing More Worth It
I admitted a woman to our ICU a few weeks ago with respiratory failure from a bad autoimmune disease. She was awaiting a lung transplant but had gotten too sick & required too much supplement...
Behind the Scenes of a Nurse's Mind
My weekend of work was good, albeit busy. We kept turning over beds and admitting these super sick, unstable, deteriorating patients (so. much. influenza.) and then stabilizing them in 24 hours o...
Follow Your Passion (cross posted)
I remember just over a year ago when I was so desperately trying to leave my job. I was miserable there - I'd outgrown it, it was draining me emotionally and my boss was making every day nails-on...
It Isn't Always Fair
When your work weekend starts with a woman in her 20s getting a fatal diagnosis and finding out she won't live to see next week, you have to think on your feet. All of the nurses huddled together...
It Isn't Always Fair
When your work weekend starts with a woman in her 20s getting a fatal diagnosis and finding out she won't live to see next week, you have to think on your feet. All of the nurses huddled together...
Just A Nurse
(Couldn't have said this better myself. Love every word.) In the first year of my career as a Registered Nurse I continued my education, wrapping up my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, not yet a re...
Book Description
Lessons, stories, realizations…life of a nurse.