Staying Strong in the ICU

Staying Strong in the ICU

Trisha Brazeal, BSN, RN, I6-Neuro Stepdown Unit – Henry Ford Hospital Looking back now, it all seems like it was a bad dream. I remember hearing about COVID on the news and thought to myself, “It will never get bad in the US.” I would soon realize how wrong I...
My Deployment Journey

My Deployment Journey

Michelle Churches, MSN, RN, Staff Nurse — Kellogg Eye Center PACU Crisis: “A stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events is determined; a turning point” 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. It has been an incredible journey...
The Early Days of a Pandemic

The Early Days of a Pandemic

Belinda Myers, RN, BSN – Jefferson Health, Cherry Hill, NJ In early March of 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a message was sent out to all the nursing staff asking if anyone would be willing to help out in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) due to the...
Trailblazing on the COVID Unit

Trailblazing on the COVID Unit

Michelle Canonica, RN, CMSRN, OCN, Clinical Coordinator, MS2 – Jefferson Washington Township Hospital This memory is burnt into my mind and feels like it happened just yesterday, even though it has been several months already. I remember coming into work one...
Creative “No-Visitor” Policies

Creative “No-Visitor” Policies

Josie Adkins, RN, Cardiac Intermediate Unit at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center Josie was caring for a patient who was having trouble coping with the no-visitor policy. The patient’s room had a view of the parking garage roof, so Josie worked with the patient’s son and...