On the occasion of meeting the nurse with whom I will now be working, five of my most memorable experiences with nurses. Please add on.
1. With my grandmother when I was 11
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1. With my grandmother when I was 11
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2. August of my internship. Berated by a cardiologist, Dr. Marcus, for, as remember it, not being sufficiently obsequious. Despite profound sleep deprivation I held it together until a nurse hugged me and said, “don’t worry, we all know he’s a &@)$%bag.” I became a puddle.
3. September of my internship. Called into the room of an unresponsive patient. I froze. Nurse came up beside me and quietly told me everything I should do: vitals, blood glucose, EKG, blood gas…
4. End of my residency. Staffing ER. Terrible night. Lay down on a gurney at end of night to get 45 minutes of sleep. Awoke to nurse putting blanket over me.
5. The nurse with whom I worked at U of C for 19 year whose accuracy in predicting whether or not we’d be able to help a patient upon first meeting was breathtaking (area under ROC .9984).
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