The Master of the Micro: Inside the High-Stakes World of the ICU

The Master of the Micro: Inside the High-Stakes World of the ICUIn the Intensive Care Unit, NURS FPX 4025 Assessment 1  the pace is different. While a Med-Surg nurse might have six patients, an ICU nurse has only one or two. This isn't because they have less work; it’s because their patients are so physiologically unstable that the

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The Silent Guardian: The Life of an OR Nurse

The Silent Guardian: The Life of an OR NurseWhen a patient is under general anesthesia, they are at their most vulnerable. They cannot breathe on their own, they cannot blink, and they cannot advocate for their own safety. The OR nurse is the human fail-safe in a room filled with machines and sharp instruments.Unlike the floor nurse who m

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