tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post8847630149657524925..comments2023-10-26T05:49:59.824-04:00Comments on Reflections of a Grady Doctor: Last night an R.N. saved my life.gradydoctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-57990838058790826312011-08-02T14:34:43.442-04:002011-08-02T14:34:43.442-04:00haha I love what Anon wrote... I dread going to CT...haha I love what Anon wrote... I dread going to CT/MRI overnight too. <br />Thank you for writing this post! It is a reminder to me (especially during the summer months) that when you have no experience in the ICU it can be terrifying... especially for the intern/doc who is supposed to be the one who knows everything...<br />Hopefully I can be an Ida to the docs that rotate in our ICU too. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497289912197443753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-4879207130372662222011-07-18T22:49:52.843-04:002011-07-18T22:49:52.843-04:00Man , this post is spot on ! I was in the ICU my f...Man , this post is spot on ! I was in the ICU my first month of internship , and the only thing worse than what you so eloquently described , was being the " doctor" who accompanied these patients to their CT/MRI/ or the most horrible of punishments- THE BLEEDING SCAN - between the hours of 11PM and 3AM. Thank GOD for the ICU nurses who were there with me on the long, horrible trip through the halls, on and off the elevator and whatever study that had to go at some awful hour. I love the ICU but I don't miss those days !<br /><br />A Fellow MeharrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-29752696867843885692011-07-18T22:47:48.520-04:002011-07-18T22:47:48.520-04:00Mary Alice, thanks for all that you do! I won'...Mary Alice, thanks for all that you do! I won't even begin to tell you about all the onc nurses have taught me. . . . whew!gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-45596998956263374542011-07-18T22:17:51.481-04:002011-07-18T22:17:51.481-04:00I agree with you that ICU nurses are bad=ass and w...I agree with you that ICU nurses are bad=ass and when they are on your side you really do have all the support you need. I stand in awe of them. I am a medical oncology nurse and the "saves" I do are more in the line of, "did you want to write for pain meds for this patient?" (and save yourself a call at 4am) or "Don't forget to write chemo orders and make an infusion time appt." (or the patient will get here and wait forever and the Infusion Room nurses will page you until you want to eat your pager.) Thank you Dr Brayer for your comment!Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358080186261021703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-18425620822963911302011-07-18T11:37:47.936-04:002011-07-18T11:37:47.936-04:00I cannot tell you exactly why, but half-way throug...I cannot tell you exactly why, but half-way through reading this post a big lump grew in my throat and this "You can do this. We got you, baby." made my eyes teary. So often in life, the only guardrails keeping us from falling and shattering into a million pieces are those words and the strong arms of the people saying them. May you always have sturdy guardrails along your path to the pinnacle, and I truly wish for every mother's child to have these guardrails too.White Coat Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805599382000688596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-64585244598253045872011-07-18T10:51:38.090-04:002011-07-18T10:51:38.090-04:00Great post. We have all been there and nurses are ...Great post. We have all been there and nurses are truly the unsung heroes of healthcare.Toni Brayer, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258759363309666629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-30043241900884736352011-07-18T09:28:28.898-04:002011-07-18T09:28:28.898-04:00I LOVE the support and encouragement of Ida!! Gave...I LOVE the support and encouragement of Ida!! Gave me goosebumps :o)sarahdodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938821525919073083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-39497683130201473582011-07-18T08:40:29.706-04:002011-07-18T08:40:29.706-04:00If doctors are the rock stars, nurses are the back...If doctors are the rock stars, nurses are the back-up band, the sound crew, and the roadies. They keep the show running. <br />Beautiful post, Ms. G.Doctor. Beautiful.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com