OK, first timer on this website. I am post grad 10 years and I have started my degree pathway post icu course (18 months) and I read mixed with podcasts to educate myself to a professional appropriate standard . I apply my knowledge and share like we all do in the best interest of my patient to attain optimal standards. However, i was working with my boss the other night and he mentioned that I was talking to the dr and he noted that i have been reading without thorough understanding. I know this is sporifice but so was his reasoning for mentioning this, I just feel personally bitter towards him as I have found my ICU job very difficult through the years and my personal proactive education has given me bags of confidence and I am at a stage now that i can happily move up a grade. Sensitive? yep but i also acknowledge that I am good nurse mixed with a good mentor and colleague to all that I work with. I personally believe that pride is dead when I put my nurse badge on and that objectivity is key