50 y/o female with multiple myeloma and leukemia presents to the ER for a fever… a medical emergency in one receiving chemotherapy due to myelosuppression. She has been in and out of hospitals to receive chemo and then be readmitted for the side effects of cancer. I walk into the room and she is diffusingContinue reading “If I could only have half of the faith… angels in disguise”
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The patient that confirmed my specialty
**Note: All names have been changed to protect patient confidentiality. This post contains graphic content and portrays the events of the shift without disclosing any patient specifics. I originally started on a medical-surgical floor to utilize and master all of the nursing skills that were practiced in the skills lab. The first year on myContinue reading “The patient that confirmed my specialty”
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