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There were a few of us in the bed space. we didn't leave his side. he passed away really peacefully. about a week later, i still had the son of the patient on my mind, and ijust wondered if he knew what had happened, or what i did, so i asked my manager if i could ring the son. she said yes, so i gave him a call. and i think the son was really grateful for that. it gave them, as a family, a lot of closure. we really need to get him on the bed and get him to the ward. it's charlene here. i need to take that line out of your neck. i am a brummie born and bred,

Unfortunately, he passed away and in those last hours when we were called in to spend time with him before he died, i sat at his bed space with the family around him. once he had gone, everyone was hugging each other. in the midst of the chaos i think i was forgotten about. i remember crying and i remember the nurse coming to me and holding her in my arms and just telling me it was going to be ok. i rememberjust sobbing to this nurse. i still remember her now, she had a massive impact on my life.

Crusty bread. oh! — loads of butter. oh, god. - plenty of pepper. literally talking i dirty to me now. if you haven't got anyone - to have a laugh with on shift, it's going to be a long night. and sometimes going for- a quick walk around the unit, we've been known to dance to wake ourselves up. - just having someone to have a chat with l can definitely lift the mood. i need to go back. coot _ let's go. death is a really big part of working in intensive care and to work there you have to be prepared to face it. i'm just closing the window. the patient in this bed space has passed away.

Some people think in itu we have this magic machine called life support. that is the button we can press on and off and just runs. it takes us in the bed space to keep doing those things and keep those machines running and respond to the changing needs of the patient to keep them alive. antibiotics are in. to work on itu, it is very much you either love it or hate itjob. we are very particular about things, we go through lists, we are meticulous. i am going to go and get some drugs out. i have grown up in birmingham pretty much my whole life. i remember always wanting to be a nurse. when i was...

Wanting to be a nurse. when i was 12, my dad had quite a nasty brain haemorrhage. he was only 40 and he spent a month in intensive care at good hope. unfortunately, he passed away and in those last hours when we were called in to spend time with him before he died, i sat at his bed space with the family around him. once he had gone, everyone was hugging each other. in the midst of the chaos i think i was forgotten about. and no—one was hugging me and i remember crying and i rememberthe nurse coming to me and holding her in my and i rememberthe nurse coming to me and holding her in her arms a...