NursePixel

Month: January 2006

  • The Gray Area of Liver Failure

    As I was writing about liver failure a couple days ago, it crossed my mind that I was oversimplifying the issue. Kind of like this: liver failure = death liver transplant = life. I don’t really think that way. I’ve definitely seen a spectrum when it comes to liver failure. It’s just that there is…

  • Sick as Snot (or Not)

    Last year I was talking to this doctor while I was still in nursing school and contemplating working in the MICU. “Those patients are sick as snot,” she said. I love that expression. It really paints a picture. I’m here to tell you, though, that it’s not entirely true. There is one night nurse in…