That fantastically horrible night....

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

where you are getting report of a patient coming from L & D....and you are an ICU nurse.....and everything is absolutely horrible, the patient rolls in looking pretty close to dead...and then

your fantastic teammates jump in, and help get the tons of stat orders started the intensivist stays at bedside,and everything gets done.

The best part: the patient is getting better, we went from thinking "she's going to code...she's not gonna make it and her baby is not gonna have a momma" to "thank you god, praise everything great on this earth"

Sorry, I just had to share, I'm absolutely elated for this unexpected good outcome. :yeah:

She was a routine labor, turned emergent C-section than went septic on top of DIC.

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Great job everyone!!!

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Specializes in ICU, Telemetry.

That's the kind of things that make you glad we do this for a living.

:ancong!:

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

That made my eyes tear up. That's what it is all about. WTG!

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Go Team ICU!! Love those days when everything gets crazy and the only reason all your patients are alive at the end of the day is because everyone pulled together. What a great "save" you had...a baby gets to have a mom, there is nothing better!

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Go, team!

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Specializes in ICU and EMS.

My heart also sinks when I have to get report from L&D!

The people you work with can definately make or break the job.

Your team has all the reason to celebrate! The patient and her family are lucky to have had you. Thanks for the "warm-fuzzy" story on this dreary and rainy afternoon!!

:anpom:

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.

Thank you for sharing this. We all need to vent, but the good stuff like this doesn't hurt at all.

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:dncgbby::w00t:

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Celebrate victories :0

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Specializes in PCU.

THANK GOD! Congratulations on such an awesome outcome. Baby gets to have a mom thanks to everyone who pulled it together. Doesn't get any better than that :hug:

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Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.

I was going to read just one more post before I signed off for the night. I'm so glad I picked this one! Thanks for sharing it. Makes my night.

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