CHAPTER 8
TEAMBUILDING
After being on call for 24 hours, the last thing Dr. Martinez wanted to do was admit another patient to the ICU before leaving that morning. Fresh out of medical school and having just started her residency, she wasn’t used to these long shifts. Tired and hungry, she set about writing admission orders for her patient. Mr. Singh was diabetic and since his blood sugar was so high, he needed insulin now. Dr. Martinez asked the night nurse, Robert, if he would stay past his 12-hour shift to finish the nursing admission and administer Mr. Singh’s first dose of insulin, since the other nurses were still getting started with their shifts. “Sure,” Robert replied, “I’m off tonight, I’ve already done my four 12s. I’ll ...
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