We know the story now. Bernard Madoff conned thousands of investors into thinking they were making tons of money while in fact he was pocketing their investments through a complex Ponzi scheme. He was the one making the millions. The investors were making nothing. The sad fact is that the investors who lost by believing in Madoff will not know the luxury that he knew.

Popular television shows and movies make the emergency room look like a dramatic, glamorous or even fun place. In reality, the emergency room is a department in a South Chicago hospital or medical center where patients receive treatment in situations that are often life-threatening. Immediate attention is rendered to all types of patients in an emergency room setting.

It goes without saying that being a good nurse requires compassion. But the need for compassion in cotton scrubs goes beyond the care of just your patients. Compassion is required in dealing with your colleagues and with the members of your patients' families as well.