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The Life of an ICU Nurse: Coping with Death, Trauma, and Profound Loss • Joel's Story Pt 2 Ep. 77

In Part Two of our conversation with Joel Galam, we dive deep into the often-unseen realities of a 30-year nursing career.

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In Part Two of our conversation with Joel Galam, we dive deep into the often-unseen realities of a 30-year nursing career.

Joel shares the cultural and personal influences that led to pursuing nursing, including an early aptitude for biological sciences and a profound childhood memory of witnessing a patient injury. The journey was far from easy, starting with flunking out of university due to unmanaged ADHD and lack of focus, which led to taking the Associates Degree route to get back on track.

Hear how the frequency of death and traumatic incidents in the ICU forces nurses to develop a dark sense of humor as a self-defense mechanism, and how constant exposure to mortality reinforces the importance of appreciating life.

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