I’ve only been back in the ICU a few weeks, and this shift reminded me—this job never gets easier. One moment we were talking, they were showing me pictures of their daughter and their dog. Hours later, I was coding them for nearly an hour. And then… they was gone. It doesn’t matter how many years you’ve done this. It still hits. It still haunts. You just learn how to carry it—quietly, carefully, until the next one. #ICUnurse #nurselife #nursing #criticalcare #griefandloss #codeblue