ICU Nurses and Blood Bank Staff Landing a Fighter Jet on an Aircraft Carrier

One of the greatest challenges an ICU nurse faces is the management of patients at risk for cardiac tamponade from ongoing hemorrhage. It demands vigilent monitoring of the patient (chest tube output, vital signs, cardiac output, oxygenation, temperature), ensure the comfort of the patient and family, titrate vasoactive drips, administer blood products, manage the ventilator, …