In Nursing Building or Breaking Your Self Esteem?? Damn, did I put that order in? Did I document that turn? Did I waste that Dilaudid in the pyxis? Walking out the door 13 hours later and on top of being physically exhausted, I am mentally and emotionally drained. I think I needed to be cloned […]
The Nightshift that Changed My Life
My second year in nursing I clearly remember working the nightshift in a very busy 24 bed CVICU. There was no time for eating, bathroom breaks, socializing, drinking or anything other than patient care. This particular night we had 3 regular full-time staff members (Charge, Ava and I were the chosen 3). The rest of […]