Nurse Notes
A place for nurses to tell the truth.
ICU stories, reader mail, book updates and the occasional thought composed during a rare uninterrupted cup of tea. Delivered weekly-ish.
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Short reflections from ICU life, nursing-industry observations, answers to reader questions and honest updates from the writing desk. Useful, human and never pretending the shift was easy.
Notes from the other side of the shift
A few honest thoughts to read when you finally get to sit down.
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Nurses Know: “One More Thing” Is Never One More Thing
Every nurse knows the dreaded “one more thing” at the end of a shift. A funny, relatable look at why leaving on time can feel like a clinical miracle.
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Maybe Rest Doesn’t Need to Be Earned
I am trying to stop treating rest as a reward for finishing everything.