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Article: Critical care nurses ground down? No way, more like freshly ground.(Guest editorial)
- Article from:
- Southern African Journal of Critical Care
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
- Author:
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In my critical care career I have worked with some clinical teams who, instead of making instant coffee at break times, bring out freshly ground coffee beans and make a steaming pot of fresh coffee for staff to enjoy and take stock in their busy schedule. I am a fervent tea drinker, but even I am won over by the smell of freshly ground coffee. Its aroma is intoxicating and invigorating. The smell is complex and arrests the senses, bringing to mind an excitement that touches the heart.
Now some of you may be wondering, what has this got to do with critical care nursing? The link is my experience at the recent Critical Care and Thoracic Society Conference, 'Building ...