Month: May 2006
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Do ICU Nurses Really Have Autonomy?
So today I have an interview at another great hospital in my city, the mental hospital. I’ve spent a lot of time there as a student and was convinced I wanted to do psych nursing. Somewhere along the way I was on monster.com and noticed that Nurse Anesthetists make 100K/year. I also noticed that you…
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Can Palliative Care Exist in a MICU?
I am thinking about leaving the MICU for another type of nursing. I’ve been in the MICU for almost 2 years (if you include my student rotation). I’ve thought about leaving before, but up until now I hadn’t crossed the threshold of thinking, “I’m leaving because I can’t do this” to “I’m leaving because I…
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L’enfer, c’est les PCs…
I’ve crossed to the Other Side. It’s been 12 long years and I never thought I’d go down that road again. Some told me “never do it!” Others said I’m crazy not to. I went and bought a Mac. It was those new commercials that did it. You know the ones with the cool guy…
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Liverland
As the warm weather sets in we see less and less pneumonia in the MICU which can only mean one thing. Liver season!!! It?s so strange how liver disease comes in waves. Four beds, side by side, in the MICU have liver patients. I started calling my end of the hallway liver alley. Which leads…