A Day in the Life of an ICU Nurse

A Day in the Life of an ICU Nurse - Rook

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As part of our new "A Day in the Life" series, we met Rook Rampersaud, RN, a nurse in our Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit. Rook allowed us to record her during a 12-hour shift to find out what life is really like for a nurse caring for some of our most critical patients. We saw that Rook's day is fast-moving, but that her knowledge, expertise and compassion for patients have no trouble keeping pace.
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@headtotoe2023 6 жыл бұрын

My aunt needs to see this video, she is one of those people who think nurses only clean the patients and give them food.... ignorance.... Im proud to be an ICU nurse!! 🤗🤗🤗

@qiangwang2359 3 жыл бұрын

Hello my beautiful friend good morning how are you doing..?

@MatthewRX 8 жыл бұрын

I really appreciated that she said we are college level educated professionals with science backgrounds. Nursing is so much more than just being "angels". We make critical decisions regarding our patient's care every second of every shift.

@mikerotch9878 7 жыл бұрын

You don't really make decisions. You call the doctor to do that.

@anepicautumngaming1692 7 жыл бұрын

lets see mike rotch here failed nclex for sure. hahaha

@MatthewRX 7 жыл бұрын

Mike Rotch if I waited to "call the doctor" for everything then I'd have a lot of dead patients. I hope someday you require ICU level care...

@sj505 7 жыл бұрын

MatthewRX Many nurses are great. Many are not. When you cut others down makes us feel you are not one of the good ones. Don't act as if you are GOD.

@Zyonm222 7 жыл бұрын

You're stupid.

@Inbedwhereelese 6 жыл бұрын

My grandmother passed away in september and spent her last days in the ICU. What I witnessed there honestly left such a big impression. In what was the hardest day of my life, I met some of the most caring, thoughtful and skilled people - the nurses there. Not only were they taking care of my grandmother, they were also taking care of us, the family which is technically not their job, but they still did it and I am beyond grateful for that. I knew she was going to die, but having met, spent time with and having talked to the nurses, I felt ok leaving in the evening as I knew she would be taken care of - not only medically, but also personally. My favourite nurse there promised us as we were leaving, that if my grandmother were to pass that night, she promised us that she would not be alone because she would be sitting by her bed with her supporting her through her last moments. Hearing that broke my heart, but also made me so happy at the same time, knowing that she wouldn't die alone in a hospital room, but that there would be such a sweet and caring person there to help her. Nurses are so well trained in so many aspects of the medical world and obviously are primarily nurses, but they also are part-time-angels. And I mean that in the best sense of the word.

@Moneybags1980 8 жыл бұрын

I am a new grad RN and got a job in the ICU....I'm SUPER EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@MikTheAsianMan 8 жыл бұрын

Just get ready for the long hours, but it'll be nice when you see someone like me pull through.

@Candehcanes 6 жыл бұрын

Do you enjoy being an RN?

@vt-yp7yq 6 жыл бұрын

brianna scottland + Good luck Brianna, keep that excitement!

@ZombieOreos 5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

@hopaomran6264 5 жыл бұрын

I'm from Egypt. I'm studying at nursing faculty how can I work in USA.?

@schnarfel 5 жыл бұрын

i got offered a Cardiac ICU position right out of RN school. All I have to do is pass my NCLEX and that job is mine. I'm so excited and humbled that I will get to do a job similar to this. Thank you for the opportunity to see this video!

@taichiperfect 6 жыл бұрын

She made ICU look quite easy, but it is hard as hell. I did my capstone in the MICU, and there are so much things to learn! ICU nurses or nurses in general are badass!

@MaimonidesMedicalCenter 12 жыл бұрын

Hi - yes we did have to get a signed consent from our patients. With every video, photograph and story we need patient consent in order to ensure that a patient's privacy is protected. Thanks for watching!

@bethck4549 8 жыл бұрын

Nurses are such bad *sses!! They work so hard, are so smart, and deserve so much more respect. I spent a lot of time in the hospital and am so thankful for all the wonderful nurses who helped me. Also nurses were usually way cooler than the doctors so props to them LOL

@AlexRo2016 8 жыл бұрын

+Beth CK No need to bash doctors when you have no idea what they do...

@bethck4549 8 жыл бұрын

+Alex R I wasn't trying to bash doctors, just the ones I had were rude and cocky. They work hard too, just in a different way than nurses.

@rachelanne1775 8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Manzino Not really. I'm an MSN and doctors don't really do anything besides sit and eat subway and tell us what to shoot up the patient with.

@BRod-dt9ko 8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Manzino she said the nurses were cooler. That is not bashing. Perhaps the nurses were more friendly etc. Doctors tend to be more serious and that's ok. You should think before you speak. You have a big nasty mouth on you.

@Sweetpealov 8 жыл бұрын

Be a nurse

@copyright147 11 жыл бұрын

It takes a special type of person to be a 'GOOD' nurse .

@glimpseofparadise 5 жыл бұрын

I love it when I have orientees. 😊😊 You've got extra hands to complete everything that needs to be done. After the shift, the patient is pristine!! All lines new, labeled and organized. Patient bathed smelling good. Documentation complete. It's satisfying. I tell my patients, "You're in the hospital but you don't have to look like a patient."

@amohamoud3992 7 жыл бұрын

"I didn't break my heart you broke my heart" 😂😂 I love these kind of videos makes me so happy about starting nursing school!

@juliab.75 5 жыл бұрын

amohamoud hey I just started nursing school this year! :)

@anayamilligan5580 4 жыл бұрын

I just watched that part while reading this.

@ivyedan7183 10 жыл бұрын

I coded in pacu last month after a minor hydro extension surgery. I was in a coma for 7 days and on a vent for another 4. God bless u all who work in icu. Moore reginal waldrip is awsome.

@Patience7813 4 жыл бұрын

Thank God you are still alive!! :) Just a word of encouragement: Remember that Jesus loves you and He's coming soon. If you have not made a decision to follow Him, don't wait because tomorrow is promised to no one. Satan wants us to believe we have all the time in the world, when we actually don't. Even he knows his time is short (Revelation 12:12) Lastly, the National Sunday Law is about to be enforced upon us. It involves the Mark of the Beast. The Beast is a religious & political system, which includes the Pope and his followers. Their sign of authority or seal is Sunday worship because they claim to have authority over the Bible and they admit that Sunday worship is their doing. (Revelation 13:6). They will enforce worship on all. (See Revelation 13). IT is their plan to force all to worship on the 1st day of the week (Sunday) and have that as the ONLY DAY of worship. They want everyone to forsake God's law which includes keeping the Sabbath, and accept man's tradition. When it is enforced, and people accept Sunday worship INSTEAD of accepting the Seventh Day Sabbath (Saturday) as the Lord's Day and only true day of worship, they will get the mark of the Beast. The system promotes false worship. So, it's our duty to keep God's it commandments, including the 4th which talks about the Sabbath because in the end, we have to chose 1 side. So, lastly, I'm inviting you to the Seventh Day Adventist church that is NEAREST to you and make it your #1 priority be ready by God's grace to face the time that is just before us.

@bettysmith7045 4 жыл бұрын

What is a hydro extension???

@brucek3938 10 жыл бұрын

Rook, you remind me of the SICU nurse I had following emergent quintuple bypass. Thank you for all of your efforts on behalf of critically-ill patients. Please tell your colleagues and family members to always be watching out for ICU delirium in the ICU. ICU delirium is not a transient condition which just goes away and causes the patient no harm. It is life-threatening and can cognitively impair the patient for life.

@trinialisha 12 жыл бұрын

Rook is a true example of a professional nurse loved it

@SixthEstateAZ 4 жыл бұрын

That Nurse is a Boss!

@cassandraleigh7283 7 жыл бұрын

ICU Nurses are the best. Thorough and pretty much know more than doctors. At least that's my opinion. I've heard an ICU nurse ask a doctor, "why do you keep bothering him...can't you see he is irritated by this procedure." Yes! I loved it!

@midnightskittles 11 жыл бұрын

•carrying out routine investigations; •responding quickly to emergencies; •planning discharges from hospital and liaising with community nurses, GPs and social workers; •communicating with and relieving the anxiety of patients and their relatives; •advocating on behalf of patients; •educating patients about their health; •organising staff and prioritising busy workloads; •mentoring student and junior nurses; •maintaining patient records;

@sarahwright16 7 жыл бұрын

midnightskittles

@joywhitt7951 9 жыл бұрын

I'll keep him in my prayers❤️

@ronniemarshall7482 4 жыл бұрын

Praying for all icu nurses and hospital staff

@mjb0183 4 жыл бұрын

Nurses are Heroes. 🙏

@shellamelinia2606 5 жыл бұрын

I really like this video, I'm proud of Brooke nurses, it's not easy to keep patients in the ICU, especially those of us who have to maintain the cleanliness of patients. I really like your work 💕

@bettysmith7045 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that AAA patient is super lucky to make it to the OR, and hopefully he made it out of the hospital alive and well!

@hatecats5 12 жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm a charge nurse in a CVSU. This really showed how crazy an average day can be!!

@sanzoparty1066 12 жыл бұрын

Nurse Rook is AWESOME and I totally look up to her! Please thank her for making this video. Thank YOU MaimonidesMC for making this video. I cannot wait until I graduate from nursing school.

@shetookmybrain 12 жыл бұрын

i love her sense of teamwork. she inspires me as an RN and my hopes on eventually transferring from PCU to ICU. i love it!

@qiangwang2359 3 жыл бұрын

Hello my beautiful friend good morning how are you doing..?

@pimpoutmysandwich 5 жыл бұрын

ICU nurses are some of the best people to work with in the hospital!

@carmenschaper4971 7 жыл бұрын

Thank sooooo much Nurses may God bless you guy's.

@brigettebaluyan664 12 жыл бұрын

thanks to this video..rook is a counselor to me..im a nurse also and will be working to ICU soon..as of now, im feeling afraid because it's not easy to think taking care for those critical patients in the near future..:)but im happy coz im with in this profession.im happy to save lives and take care of people who cnt take good care of themselves.

@wxrps 4 ай бұрын

ICU nurses are really the best because I could never 😭 Thank you healthcare workers

@wendylizzyable 11 жыл бұрын

This one amazing calling.... thanks for sharing this.

@adriennefurey7868 5 жыл бұрын

if it wasn’t from the true caring from the nurses in Edmonton Alberta in 2008.i truly owe them everything.the pain I was in was unbelievable and they helped me so much they are true angels.im home with my daughter thank god....who ever the nurses were I just want to say a big hug and thank you all,your true angels on this earth 😘..icu

@dippykyippy 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you - future nursing student here - very inspiring

@roxgirl44 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I wonder if people recognize and realize how much of a patient's care is reliant on nurses. "You don't make decisions. You call the doctor to do that", actually that's not always the case. Nurses make so many critical decisions for patients that does not always have to involve the doctor. Nurses and doctors have their own roles and work together to provide care for patients. Nurses are the ones conveying the information so that the doctors can makes their judgements. Depending on what the nurse communicates, can impact the direction of care for the patients. Most times nurses are the ones who tell the doctors what the concerns are. In ICU is a vastly different field of nursing compared to med surg or general med. Nurses are given a lot more autonomy in the care for the patient that in other areas. Thank you for sharing this video of the ICU!

@bane8956 4 жыл бұрын

So my dad was a patient in icu and my mom who was there with him said that there was this incredible guy who really did a good job with my dad and now I am considering the profession

@valerierose9171 8 жыл бұрын

I graduate in one month and 10 days! I'm super stoked and super nervous. I have a job lined up for Cardiac Progressive Care and I plan on *hopefully* going for Cardiac ICU in a year. Keep up the great work!

@rneustel222 8 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! I graduated in December, 1982 :)

@katherinehinz1037 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats, I will be gruduating in December 2019 wish me luck.

@antimage1182 4 жыл бұрын

Lol I feel too young cuz I'm still in the sec year of nursing school

@Lizzyw2 11 жыл бұрын

This is a great video! The video gave more insight on the type of nursing I want to do. This is an awesome woman with a great career!

@travisstover3002 2 жыл бұрын

ICU Nurse are awesome and they Rock !!!!

@FookYoo 12 жыл бұрын

this woman is super!!! she's so likeable

@justinsims2183 3 жыл бұрын

I actually never thought about becoming a nurse but after watching this video seeing them help people and teaching other I kinda wanna be a nurse

@rommelcruz2963 10 жыл бұрын

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORKS

@kdavispn 12 жыл бұрын

Love this video. If you didn't want to be a nurse, the nurse in this video, makes you want to be one. -Nurse Davis

@bebetigre12 10 жыл бұрын

omg, where is the doctor yelling at her,the nurse manager and director making her work short staffed and refusing vacation day or scheduling without asking her, the crazy supervisor that never walks in her shoes,does she get a bathroom break,a full dinner break and oh where are the patients relatives demanding ,screaming at her??

@NurseShayRN 6 жыл бұрын

bebetigre12 she may work night shift 😂 come to the dark side

@virn4699 6 жыл бұрын

LMFAO EXACTLY

@nicholasrubianes5368 5 жыл бұрын

On my momma though!!

@babitasingh7918 5 жыл бұрын

Vry true.....

@RaoNursingAcademy 5 жыл бұрын

m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/er2Gfdx9xJ3VdH0.html# like my video Shift_L

@vt-yp7yq 6 жыл бұрын

Great inspirational video.

@callumgathard8951 7 жыл бұрын

i hade a cardiacarest and the nurse's were so good i have a book of what they wrote in everyday

@jamesanderson3489 6 жыл бұрын

nice

@boston0910 12 жыл бұрын

wonderful video!!!!

@jesstuckerr 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing videos!!! Thank you for sharing them! Very helpful and insightful!!!

@qiangwang2359 3 жыл бұрын

Hello my beautiful friend good morning how are you doing...?

@johnjamison7730 5 жыл бұрын

wow she so confident how I wish I could be like her

@NoobsyPoopsy 12 жыл бұрын

Wonderful woman!

@emskid5 12 жыл бұрын

Love it! What a great recruitment tool. Hope my preceptor to nursing is just like Rook. What a great attitude! Thanks!

@qiangwang2359 3 жыл бұрын

Hello my beautiful friend good morning how are you doing..?

@cronisfrickincool 12 жыл бұрын

well spoken. This is why I am a male and going into nursing. Love it

@DinosaurousDani 11 жыл бұрын

It takes a special kind of person to be a nurse, just like it takes a special kind of person to be an electrician. Two different decisions, two different people, two different worlds. No one is better than the other; therefore, no pointless arguments need to be made over literal facts.

@alboalberto6818 4 жыл бұрын

U doing a great job people

@PrincePalmUwU 4 жыл бұрын

Going to college for 4 years or just about i wanna become an CRNA, and ICU is a plus or a step forward to that

@thehookupcupid 11 жыл бұрын

ECG is used to observe, and measure the electric impulses that is conducted when the heart contracts, and relaxes. In an ECG, you can see, what we call, depolarization, contraction, and repolarization of different parts of the heart. Depending on what the waves look like, it can tell you if the heart is normal, or abnormal (heart attack) Cardiac output monitor measures the amount of blood that is pumped out from the heart to the systemic circuit each minute.

@ldyluv6988 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome nurse! ♥️

@Marian5981 11 жыл бұрын

I'm currently studying to become a registered nurse and i feel that my calling is to become an ICU nurse. Would Love to have a mentor like her, she seems very wise and professional :)

@caribaez5711 5 жыл бұрын

Marian5981 are you a nurse now?

@AllThatKazz 12 жыл бұрын

She is gorgeous. What a beautiful face and such a confident expert. I'd feel lucky to have Rook as a nurse. :)

@lolahouston7995 6 жыл бұрын

You speak of the profession very well.

@qiangwang2359 3 жыл бұрын

Hello my beautiful friend good morning how are you doing..?

@midnightskittles 11 жыл бұрын

its not just that •writing patient care plans; •implementing plans through tasks such as preparing patients for operations, wound treatment and monitoring pulse, blood pressure and temperature; •observing and recording the condition of patients; •checking and administering drugs and injections; •setting up drips and blood transfusions; •assisting with tests and evaluations;

@marhaza1 12 жыл бұрын

awesome video :) rook looks like an awesome nurse

@kristenmay8026 9 жыл бұрын

Miranda Bailey, is that you? XD

@saracarson1890 8 жыл бұрын

XD ikr!

@saracarson1890 7 жыл бұрын

sumaya hussein Well during the shooting she said she was a nurse

@Marceline374 7 жыл бұрын

HeyItsKristen The disrespect Miranda is a freakin surgeon NOT a nurse

@reaganpruitt1578 7 жыл бұрын

Marceline374 this is a beautiful women that is highly intelligent and works very hard at her job so your comment is unnecessary and more disrespectful to nurses than her assumption is disrespectful to a fictional character on a TV show

@TheWarWitch. 6 жыл бұрын

They’re saying it’s disrespectful as if being a nurse isn’t prestigious as well

@sallywokil9023 5 жыл бұрын

doctors, nurses surgeons in fact anyone who works in the medical profession are angels, I have so much respect for the jobs they do, often difficult at times, god bless each and everyone of you :)

@jenniferbrod8852 5 жыл бұрын

Sally Wokil I’m so glad you say that! So many caregivers of different levels give care to patients. Not just nurses. These people never get thanked or any glory like nurses do!!

@kubasachajko8216 3 жыл бұрын

I love the music

@diaperdood1 10 жыл бұрын

Best job in the world!

@ooooo3999 4 жыл бұрын

I’m going to be an ICU RN soon! 4 years of community health experience and then I got offered this job within a new grad program! I am scared 💩 less, but super excited!

@ooooo3999 4 жыл бұрын

Sophia Loney for public health nursing jobs, you need your PHN! For public health clinic jobs, you just need your RN. For the ICU nurse job, i think they want a BSN!

@destineylampkin6429 5 жыл бұрын

I’m a nursing student I’m so excited to start working

@haileylee7363 5 жыл бұрын

just got hired as a new grad icu nurse.. Super nervous and excited!! :) Going to be vlogging my journey~

@grahamschofield8730 6 жыл бұрын

Respect for ALL NURSES.....

@LadyEllex 9 жыл бұрын

It's my first day on ICU tomorrow working by myself, a bit nervous to put it lightly!!!

@o227o8x 9 жыл бұрын

I hope everything went well!

@jennyb.9237 6 жыл бұрын

LadyEllex I want to be a nurse..but how are u feeling after 3 years

@Unknown-km3dc 4 жыл бұрын

LadyEllex how did it go

@slb5150 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, how are things for you these days??

@zeezeebo 7 жыл бұрын

I doff my heart to you!👍

@gith22 12 жыл бұрын

I am in Nursing school now and will be there soon :)

@disneydanny2 12 жыл бұрын

I was in ICU for a few days after i coded while waiting for surgery to get a new VP shunt. breathing tube down my throat, another tube down my nose clearing out nasty junk and about 4 IV's = NOT fun. glad it's over

@mericshtar 11 жыл бұрын

I wonder how u can keep smiling !! If it was me I will spend my whole life depressed and sad about patient people.

@USMC_BABE38 5 жыл бұрын

I'm in training to be an ICU NURSE I can't wait until I graduate

@ICgay4 5 жыл бұрын

I am about to take science pre reqs to become a nurse, Ive been a social worker and enjoyed it but so wanna go for it and make more of an impact.

@wendylizzyable 11 жыл бұрын

RN ,,, inspiring this is ^_^ this rocks. Go you Go RN,,,,

@atoceansmercy 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's through HR, usually transitional or new grad, you have to apply.

@yolandimare1 4 жыл бұрын

The music is really annoying

@rksih3010 8 жыл бұрын

Im a paramedic

@mrdydy1990 7 жыл бұрын

Well you're most likely underpaid and unappreciated my friend

@Amin_the_calm_man 6 жыл бұрын

I graduated as EMS but I’m now working in ICU, I like being here I don’t wont to be a paramedic😂

@TheKeKe313 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a paramedic too!

@shahster1 8 жыл бұрын

awesome vid! As a new ICU nurse coming from Med-Surge what can u advise as far as confidence and learning the drips and cardiac rhythms?

@xokizza 12 жыл бұрын

my dream too! i cant wait to be an RN! =)

@mambeux 10 жыл бұрын

nice smooth flow, unfortunately in my 16 years I've seen resources cut so much that it is helter skelter every day

@ithila6712 8 жыл бұрын

Sad but true. It has become all about the money .Short staffing is routene and we get told how the Hospital cannot afforg Agency Nurses when they allocate several million to upgrade the Physician Only parking area??? Pfftttt....

@dtfrederickson123 12 жыл бұрын

Great video. Don't forget to re-level your CVP!!! ;-)

@aemenity 11 жыл бұрын

Saying it's difficult isn't saying you don't like it. In fact, most of us like being nurses because it is challenging.

@iwillbeme6273 11 жыл бұрын

I wish I was freaking smart enough to be a nurse.... this is like my dream job

@unicornhorse1632 6 жыл бұрын

IWill BeMe you don’t need to be smart to be a nurse. All it requires is 2-3 year of shitty community college

@rachelzinha89 6 жыл бұрын

Unicorn Horse and look at you replying to a comment 4 years ago. Bitter and desperate?

@kaylakerpsie131 6 жыл бұрын

Unicorn Horse nursing requires 2 years of general education then 3 1/2 to 4 years of nursing school for your BSN smart one

@TheKeKe313 6 жыл бұрын

Who says that you aren't?

@heather5391 4 жыл бұрын

Unicorn Horse Community college classes that require Organic Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology along with pre reqs and clinicals. I hope you are never admitted to a hospital.. tell your nurses that keep you safe and comfortable that they graduated from a shitty community college.

@clovisbessard226 11 жыл бұрын

Innovation!! Go RN

@TheSarzig 11 жыл бұрын

I am an ICU nurse - my favorite saying/joke: "What's the difference between an ICU Nurse and a terrorist? You can negotiate with a terrorist!"

@NatBeNimble 11 жыл бұрын

PREACH! :)

@darrenhirst9900 2 жыл бұрын

Millions of Angels in heaven and the rest work in ICU.

@medranofamilytx 12 жыл бұрын

I really suggest you go for your RN. Nowadays with the economy, hospitals are actually getting rid of their LPN's/LVN's or making them get their RN's. If you are going to spend all that time getting your LPN, you might as well do a little more and go for your RN, trust me, youll know if its for you or not on your first semester of nursing school. Good luck!

@dinaseth4864 9 жыл бұрын

*Great informative video. Thanks for sharing!*

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@tahirahmed1776 7 жыл бұрын

i think after years of working n caring patients doctors n nurses get used with their duties of healthcare which to us looks they are working v hard no doubt but they all are passed through so much practice then they reach to a level of RN, DO, MDs. Applause of claps for all of them.........

@brany7982 7 жыл бұрын

I am nurse from India

@gule72907 11 жыл бұрын

I wish they showed some of the equipment in this video, like connecting arterial lines and setting up chest tubes etc but it was all talk , talk and more talking

@alihasanstips 5 жыл бұрын

Good

@JohanaIPango 5 жыл бұрын

I hope I can be a Doctor/Nurse someday

@WeAreNursesProudToBeNurse 5 жыл бұрын

good

@eliashussainyaqub906 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, i am 3rd year student here. ❤

@No_nosay 6 жыл бұрын

Omgg i so wanna work here it seems like a great hospital and id love to precept her

@alanahunter4284 3 жыл бұрын

You’d love to precept HER? Are you implying that you have a vast of knowledge that you’re willing to share with this nurse?

@adelgado75 12 жыл бұрын

I am considering going for LPN. I figure if I really like it I will go further, RN. there is a community college near me that offers a certificate program for LPN.