Oct 7, 2026 · 17 min · 10 segments
Kimberley Reed, a Clinical Nurse II in the Cardiac ICU, findsgrounding and restoration through creative, tactile practices that engage both her mind and body. She is deeply drawn to sound healing…
Kimberley ReedGuestSheila KahnHost
Sophina McDanielHost
I think for a lot of the nurses in cardiac ICU, because the acuity is so high, we deal with patients who have LVAD, who have ECMO, who are on ventilators, post-op surgery, so immediately coming from the OR.
For me, what I love most about it is that, you know, working in the ICU, as challenging as it is, you actually get to see the reward out of it because the work that you do, it's like your mind is constantly going.
I usually have to say I'm more concerned with prioritizing what's the immediate need for the patients.
So it's usually, you know, am I doing the most right? valuable thing for them in that moment? Am I coordinating with the right teams? It's a lot of pieces together because we just don't make those decisions ourselves, right? So You just want to make sure that you're doing the right thing for the patient in the moment.
I think for a lot of the nurses in cardiac ICU, because the acuity is so high, we deal with patients who have LVAD, who have ECMO, who are on ventilators, post-op surgery, so immediately coming from the OR.
For me, what I love most about it is that, you know, working in the ICU, as challenging as it is, you actually get to see the reward out of it because the work that you do, it's like your mind is constantly going.
I usually have to say I'm more concerned with prioritizing what's the immediate need for the patients.
So it's usually, you know, am I doing the most right? valuable thing for them in that moment? Am I coordinating with the right teams? It's a lot of pieces together because we just don't make those decisions ourselves, right? So You just want to make sure that you're doing the right thing for the patient in the moment.
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