“For where else can I go to sample daily the richness of life in all its profound chaos?” — Theresa Brown Copy Share Image
“So strange to me as a new nurse, these now come easily. TLHC is a triple lumen Hickman catheter, a permanent IV line that protrudes from the upper chest. A PICC—peripherally inserted central catheter—is a different type of permanent IV line that gets inserted in the patient’s upper arm. Temporary IVs I notate as “per,” because they go into a… — Theresa Brown Copy Share
“For where else can I go to sample daily the richness of life in all its profound chaos?” — Theresa Brown Copy Share Image
“That was the first time I really saw that our attempts at healing can do harm.” — Theresa Brown Copy Share Image
“charge nurse”: a bedside RN who functions as a manager for that particular shift. Charge nurses—also called resource nurses at some hospitals—assign patients to… — Theresa Brown Copy Share Image
