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Firestorm

The Nurse Break

On Saturday 18th January 2003 a freak and devastating firestorm tore through my city. At one stage the backup generators failed, draining the room of the intensive care specialists as they sprinted up to ICU to help ventilate their patients by hand. Republished article of The Nurse Path. Find more of The Nurse Path here.

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100 Men in Nursing – amazing male nurses, midwives and students

The Nurse Break

Titration of ventilation settings, CRRT troubleshooting, vasopressor management, and supporting loved ones, all the while trying to manage documentation and patients who are critically unwell or aggressive as a result of ICU delirium. I have been an RN since 2003. Andrew | Nurse Manager and Director of Nursing & Midwifery.

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