So You Think You Are Cut Out for Surgical ICU?

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2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Lindsay Baumhofer, RN, is a nurse at the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. A second career nurse, she knew she wanted to jump into nursing with both feet. We talked to Lindsay to discuss her calling toward nursing and why she thinks that starting out as a surgical ICU nurse was a great way to launch her nursing career.

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So You Think You Are Cut Out for Surgical ICU?

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