On this episode of Shrinking Burnout, we interview Lorraine, an outstanding nurse currently working in New England who describes her experiences working both as an ICU nurse and travel nurse (1:15). She shares some of her coping strategies that have helped her through this trying time (3:20), describes her role within the hospital ecosystem and her day to day life as an ICU nurse (4:00), her varying responsibilities within nursing (7:10), and the challenges of serving in a patient and family -facing role with respect to holding grief (9:00). Together we explore some of the particular challenges that nurses face with respect to burnout, current systemic issues, and the intense trauma that nurses have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic some of which has led to clinicians choosing to leave the profession altogether (15:20, 31:00). This episode was initially recorded earlier this year, and while the state of hospitals has changed over the course of the year, we are still in the midst of an ever evolving pandemic.