MICU RN reappears

Where have I been?

Still in the MICU, working away. But also, applying and being accepted to graduate school-- yay! And shifting to a new way of relating to my work, and my identity as a nurse. Getting a little distance. Considering a variety of trajectories and weird assignments, much like Beth over at PixelRN.

Why?

Well, sometimes the things that happen are so heinous, so horrific, that there is no room to relive them on the page. At least not for a while. Constant, minute by minute crisis management can be draining, to say the least.

Being a nurse is an awful big part of who I am. That can be fine, but it can also be dangerous when the role takes me into places no one should really have to go. So I've been figuring out how to make a little space for myself, I guess.

Hopping on here I noticed several pieces that I had drafted and never posted, so I'll put them up now.