Rachel is a frontline nurse working in the ED. She thrives on the unpredictable adventures the ED has to offer, and comradery of her team. They work together to keep each other resilient and meet the needs of every patient who walks through their doors. Sometimes the organizations we work for could do a better job of recognizing the value of these nurses, or communicating it in a way that both the nurses and the community understand. In spite of this, she will keep coming back and doing it all over again, for the patients, and for the team.

In this episode, I talk with Rachel who is a long time Critical Care Nurse and friend. Together we have a free and honest conversation about being a nurse in a post-Covid world, why we stay or don't stay at the bedside or in healthcare, and the grief that we all have when we live and work at the Borderland of life and death in the ICU. Perhaps only we, can heal each other best.

For more information about the Portland Grief House, visit: https://www.griefhouse.org/

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