Always try to allow a patient to say "Good bye" and "I love you"

Often in critically ill patients we are concentrating on stabilizing a patient. If they’re in respiratory distress our priority is getting them intubated. But remember that there will be times that this may be the last time they ever get to speak to their loved ones. So if you can, make sure that you get their family in there so the patient can say “Good bye” and “I love you.”