I can understa when other nurses say that their patients are more "critical" Because they usually have more drips etc. but they can usually see when their patient is starting to take a turn for the worse. a Head can be perfect one minute during your ...
No matter how many different ways you tell a family that their loved one is brain dead, they still look at the patient and say "Oh you're doing so good. You're gonna pull through this." and believe it too.
I think this is the only reason i make such a good Neuro nurse. good being a nice term for lift team or Code-R's. As well as patients who aren't on Diprivan yet haha.