After being a Registered Nurse for almost 27 years I've learned that:
The patient is the family, whomever that includes.
My most important skill is Listening.
I am not qualified to take away hope, Ever.
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9 comments:
What a beautiful set of mantras...I only wish all were like you! :)
Wow. What inspiring ideas to live by.
I am in awe of nurses. They see people at their most vulnerable and at their worst (and, infrequently, at their best). They must subvert their egos in favor of the egos of the doctors they work with. They must be patient and kind under extreme duress. They are asked to do some pretty disgusting stuff. Nursing is not something you choose to do on a whim or because the pay is good and the field is secure. You may start there, but to stick with it, you truly must have a calling. Here's to you, nurses!
To have you in their corner is such a blessing.
I second every single one of those.
I would add that there is nothing I am so great that I cannot do for someone.
You've been a good student of your profession.
By the way, Martha, I just went to your 'about me' page. I've got a little black and white kitty too!
If only every nurse was like that!
Nurses like you make such a huge difference for patients and families of patients alike. Nurses can completely make a break a hospital experience. When my grandson was in PICU, most of the nurses were so amazing, and made that horrible week much more tolerable.
Martha thank you so much for sharing this! I absolutely love it.
I was a CNA while going to school. Loved it. I met a lot of RN's with similar viewpoints as yours, but many more who were quite the opposite.
I think you've read my blogs enough to know how critical hope is for me. And family? Oh my, especially at the beginning when we were trying to figure out what was going on with Chloe, there would be an army of parents, grandparents, aunts, cousins in the room - all expecting answers and respect. Sometimes they got it, sometimes not.
It's refreshing to find another nurse who recognizes how important the family and hope truly are. Thank you!
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