EmerZENcy nurse is a memoir about a bedside nurse’s experience cultivating resiliency despite persistent and chronic challenges, like secondary trauma, nurse burnout, and compassion fatigue. This story describes the unique perspective from the bedside and the challenges critical care nurses confront daily, like witnessing suffering and navigating high-intensity circumstances. Sharing moments of growth and transformation, emerZENcy nurse chronicles the journey to becoming a source of calm in chaos, to becoming an… emerZENcy nurse.