We know all the hospitals. Depending on our condition we see many different doctors and nurses. Many patients think that their primary care doctor is their doctor, but they are wrong. The primary caregiver is the nurse who works every hour, the nurse checks their vital signs and evaluates their condition. Now let's go to a patient in critical condition. Andrew, a thirty-three-year-old man who had been severely burned and lost a leg as a result of the trauma. Andrew was in so much pain that his nurse gave him her all and the nurse was very worried about respiratory collapse. Andrew spent eight weeks in the intensive care unit, but said he would not have survived without his nurse Ellen. The patient is treated, but the patient does not know how the nurse, who provides the care, is doing. That patient doesn't know if he feels overworked or if he's taken a break in the last twelve hours. The patient probably does not know that the intensive care nurse is caring for seven other patients. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, “critical care nursing is that nursing specialty that is specifically concerned with human responses to life-threatening problems. An intensive care nurse is a licensed professional nurse who is responsible for ensuring that acute and critical care patients and their families receive optimal care. (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 2010) In summary, critical care nursing is a daunting task where an individual would be overworked and trying to be in too many places at once. Furthermore, nurses feel even more fatigued because hospital intensive care departments are understaffed. Now, this is not an extreme situation, however it is a straight forward problem… to the center of the card… yes, this is a vicious cycle. A cycle that must be broken by administrations to ensure better care for our nurses which will translate into better patient care. Ultimately, something needs to be done to better protect the rights of individual nurses by reducing shortages and patient mortality. As stated previously, nurses are the primary healthcare workers in hospitals. Nursing will never be an easy profession, but it is an admirable one. Nurses aren't nurses because they get decent pay or have decent hours. Nurses make the best caregivers because they are compassionate and have a passion for helping others. Unfortunately, disrespect and shortages make it difficult for nurses to truly see the gift they are giving to their patients. In summary, it's about finding solutions to improve our healthcare organizations that can improve the lives of all nurses.