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Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.15.19)

“ICU’s may seem like a funny place to practice gratitude but gratitude is medicine here. [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.13.19)

“Hope is a beautiful thing. Don’t underestimate the power of hope. Optimism is based on [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (April 12, 2019)

“Steven, you have to stop reacting to every alarm, every beep, every number and every [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.11.19)

“Dude, you’ve been holding your breath for 23 days. Exhale. Breathe. You have to breathe. [...]

Nurse wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.9.19)

Nurse. wisdom from the ICU at OHSU: “You’ve been awake for 36 hours. The best [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.10.19)

“You need to meet each day as it is and not as you think it [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.7.19)

“What’s right about your life? What are the things you celebrate most about your life? [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.6.19)

  Sitting in the corner, I witness the nurse lean in close to her patient [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.5.19)

“Biological mechanisms are pretty complex calling into play many different areas of expertise. What is [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.4.19)

“What brings you joy? That’s a question I love to ask patients. Hospitals can shrink [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.3.19)

“Healing is not returning to the way things were before. Healing is allowing the trauma [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.2.19)

“Being vulnerable and asking for help is not weakness. Gritting your teeth, clenching your fist [...]