Critical Care-A Special Place Filled With Special Caregivers


by Brent McNutt - Date: 2010-06-19 - Word Count: 667 Share This!

Critical Care units in hospitals are where the most severely injured and sick are placed to get the most intensive and hands on care that they can receive. It is often this direct car that is the difference between life and death for these patients.

The caregivers of the critical care unit are those noble and loving of any in the medical community. They have to possess a deep inner strength and a very compassionate heart. They are often called the "angels" of the hospital and have made a commitment to care for those who are in the most need or who are facing their final hours.

Most of the time, the patients of a critical care unit are either dealing with terminal or chronic illnesses, catastrophic injuries or are recovering from life threatening surgical procedures. They must have specialized round the clock care to help them with their pressing medical issues. While most of them enter critical care with a low chance of survival they are all treated with the utmost importance and respect by the staff. A critical care nurse sees miracles every day and knows to never give up on a patient.

Another important aspect of the work that the staff of a critical care unit does is to provide comfort and support to the family of the patients they are charged with caring for. It is often that the families of a critical care patient feel that there is no one that they can turn to who can understand what they are going through. This is where the critical care staff shines the brightest. They do know what they are feeling, they attach themselves to the patients and they know the sense of loss when one doesn't recover. They are able to relate to the family in a way that no one else on earth can.

The families of these patients need love and attention more at this time of their lives than any other they have gone through. It is the staff of the critical care unit that can help them by listening, giving advice and sharing a gentle smile and a cup of coffee. There have been a lot of changes that the idea of the critical care unit has seen since its advent in the late 1920's, but one thing that hasn't changed is the recruitment of the most special of the hospital's staff to work there.

In today's hospitals medical advancements and technology have been made that increase the survival chances of even the most severe or critical care patients. In the beginning of the critical care concept, it was often termed the living morgue, due to the fact that the patients were considered to be just waiting for death.

There is a lot of specialized training that a critical care staff member must go through in order to effectively do their unique job. This is due to the much more intensive and hand on care that these staff members do with the patients and the close interactions with the family and loved ones of the patient. There is a much longer certification process to become a critical care giver.

Critical care nurses and other staffers are also able to in most cases be cross applied to the Emergency Room, as well as the pediatric care and cardiac emergency care center. The specialized training that the critical care staffs have that makes them perfect for dealing with the unique environments of these other departments.

The care provided by the critical care center and its staff will never be out of need. It will also be a job that these staffers will never consider a burden. While there will of course be advancements in medicine and technology which will improve the quality of health care, there will always be a need for a special place to treat the most in need cases and that means there will always be a need for those special souls who answer the call to duty, the members of the critical care staff.


Brent McNutt enjoys networking with healthcare professionals online. He also likes talking about Urbane Scrubs and Landau Shoes and also likes writing articles about various topics.n
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