Whenever the child abuse cases, or “non-accidental traumas (NATs)” come into our unit, a very tender unsettledness, laced with anger, descends upon all the staff. We hate all kinds of suffering that our little patients endure, but the suffering that comes with intent and disregard from the hands of the very adults who are supposed … Continue reading Caring for Non-Accidental Traumas as a PICU Nurse
Month: July 2026
UCLA AACN Presentation – The Patient Perspective: The View from the Other Side of the Bed
I didn’t expect so much emotion to surface while preparing for this upcoming presentation. I keep weeping through my run-throughs because I can still barely believe this all happened, and it's so hard to give words to the real things. I’m revisiting our year of health crises (which, let’s be honest, continues to reverberate into … Continue reading UCLA AACN Presentation – The Patient Perspective: The View from the Other Side of the Bed
The Heart of Nursing 