—By Lauren Williamson, Senior— This summer I am working in the Coronary ICU (CICU) at Houston Methodist Hospital. Houston Methodist has both a cardiovascular ICU and a coronary ICU. Patients in the cardiovascular ICU are most likely just coming out of open heart surgery, whereas patients in the CICU are… read more
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Providing Comfort in a Pediatric Hospital
—By Julia Cheesman, Senior— I want to begin by explaining the setup of MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, also known as unit G9. The unit is set up into 3 pods. The first pod is the Oceans, and is composed of “liquid” cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.… read more
Nursing at Its Best
—By Haley Canter, Senior— I have learned so much about patient care during my time as an extern at MD Anderson. I work on a unit that takes care of patients with head and neck, thoracic, breast, and genitourinary solid tumors. The patients on this floor come from all over… read more