MODERN ATHENAS Episode 25: Life as an Intensive Care Unit Nurse / How to Rise in the Face of Challenges

MODERN ATHENAS

In this podcast, we will be discussing the book "A Nurse’s Story: Life, Death, and In Between in an Intensive Care Unit", by Tilda Shalof. A Nurse’s Story is Tilda’s part memoir, part thought-provoking discussion about her life as a Canadian Intensive Care Unit nurse and the challenges and rewards that come with the job. The book also tells heart-breaking stories and far rarer triumphs that come with working in the ICU. Through it all, Tilda makes you feel as though you are right there with her, experiencing each moment, and re-hashing each hard decision and case after the patients have long since left the unit.
INDEX
0:00 Intro and Background of the Book
1:51 Why Did I Become a Critical Care Nurse?
9:25 Starting Out in the ICU
28:37 Family and Friendships, How they can and cannot support you
33:15 LIfe in the ICU
42:21 Emotional Detachment
46:31 Choosing Life or Death: Decisions of a Patient and a Family
50:52 Outro and End of Season 1
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