I Feel My Purpose in Coming Here Was To Save Her Life
Today was a beautiful day. My intubated patient who has been squeezing my hand for the last several days finally was strong enough to get extubated.…
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My Husband is an ICU Nurse and I Haven’t Hugged Him in 3 Weeks
My heart hurts today. It’s officially been three weeks since my husband, who is a nurse in the ICU, has touched or held our baby boy.…
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As a Nurse I’m Begging You: Please Stay Home So I Can See My Daughter Again
This is my current situation. Jason and I just had to have a very hard conversation to send Ellie away tonight for maybe a month . . . to stay with…
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This is Life As a Nurse
Life as a nurse is kissing your family goodbye long before the sun rises and hoping you will make it home before they go to sleep. It is being on…
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There’s Nothing Quite Like a Nurse
“You should rest.” The kind voice came from behind me. “She will be fine, I will call you if anything changes.” I leaned back in the hard…
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So God Made a Nurse
And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need someone to care for the sick, the fragile, the broken, and the…
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Dear Every Cancer Patient I Ever Took Care Of, I’m Sorry. I Didn’t Get It.
This thought has been weighing heavy on my heart since my diagnosis. I’ve worked in oncology nearly my entire adult life. I started rooming and…
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Nurses Matter
When was the last time you saw a man take his last breath, helped bring a new baby into the world, hugged a mom who found out her child has cancer,…
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