I'm a male ICU nurse working in the Nevada outback. I just recently started a scrub top business, and would be interested in your take on the idea--i.e. I kind of feel like I'm working in a vacuum here, and would like to hear from hip nurses. The website is at www.pathophizz.com I thank you in advance for your input.

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To have the character, strength

and courage to meet an emergency.

To calm the frightened child

and anxious parent.

To be an integral part in the patient's

recovery and their continued wellness.

To help remove stress and pain.

To impart dignity to the aged.

To be understanding under the most

difficult of conditions.

To greet the baby's first cry.

To hold hands at the last… Continue

"Bound by paperwork, short on hands, sleep, and energy...
nurses are rarely short on caring.
-- Sharon Hudacek, "A Daybook for Nurses"

During my second year of nursing school our professor gave us a quiz. I breezed through the questions until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was a joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade. "Absolutely,"… Continue