First, some definitions: SICU = Surgical Intensive Care Unit. This is where post-surgical patients go. MICU = Medical Intensive Care Unit. This is where everyone else goes. This is also where I work. Staff nurse = One who is employed by the hospital. Traveling nurse = One who is employed by an agency. So I…

You arrive for the first of three shifts in a row and find that you are assigned to Patient A. You discover the following about Patient A?s history: Patient A came to the hospital for a very serious operation. An event occurred in the hospital which has left Patient A in a persistent vegetative state.…