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		jmcgough on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Lo... I will say - the way we typically find out really sends a shiver down your spine. You come in for you next shift and are finishing charting from your prior shift. You open one of your partially finished charts and a little popup tells you "you are editing the chart for a deceased patient".

plonk on July 20, 2024 [–]

Sounds like this is hugely emotionally taxing, do you just get used to it after a while, or is it a constant weight?

This is why I'm impressed by anyone who works in a hospital, especially the more urgent/intensive care

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