Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] Nurses have long been a vital component of the healthcare ecosystem, providing critical care to patients, communicating with families, and helping other members of their healthcare team stay in step, working together to provide care. As a former ICU nurse, I know how busy and stressful the nursing profession can be, often balancing work, kids and family, hobbies, and more. After particularly emotionally draining days, I would remind myself of my “Why.” Why am I in healthcare? Why do I do what I do? For me, it was the faces of patients looking for answers or hope, my relationships with fellow exhausted coworkers putting in long hours, and friends and family members as they waited for updates on their loved ones. [To read more, click View Resource.]
