1. We cry at home for you 2. We are happy to be your shoulder to cry on, but not your punching bag 3. Nobody wants to get the IV right on the first try more than us 4. We sacrifice for you 5. We love you
Thank you for posting this! My mom's nurse came to her wake last month. It meant so much to our family how well she was cared for.
My mom is a nurse also! How funny how that happens! You'd think watching my mom miss holidays, and work nights, OT, cry because of her job, etc would have turned me off. But nope, I knew that's what I wanted to do also!
and all the times she said, "don't ever be a nurse." lol
she wanted me to be a pharmacist. i worked in pharmacy for about seven years before entering the nursing program.
and i have to say, i had my first real experience as a patient this weekend. and i had good nurses and not-so-good nurses. most of my nurses were excellent. it was interesting to be on that end of the healthcare spectrum. i had nurses hold me while i cried. one of my night nurses spent hours hanging out with me during my insomnia and we shared war stories and laughed a lot.
it's a really great profession to be there for people in what can be the lowest point of their life and to just help them carry that load, even if it's just a little bit.
The nurses at FIL's hospice facility were all amazing, especially the two nurses who were on the afternoon shift. They were two of the most genuinely caring, sweet, kind-hearted people I have met. They made a very dark, difficult time so much easier and treated FIL with so much respect and humility, even in his last days. They sent flowers and a nice sympathy card to the service. I can never thank them enough for what they did for our family.
I cried and begged to live with the nurses I was provided after my gallbladder removal. No compassion whatsoever!! There are some bad apples but OP you sound like you love your job. I wish every nurse was like you. Seriously. All the pain and suffering would have been worth something if someone cared!
Does this love for (most) nurses extend to other healthcare providers?
ETA: Ohhh I forgot it was nurse appreciate week (along with teacher and military appreciate week I think), so now I understand why the nurses are getting all the love this week
I've always loved my nurses. I have three kids and kidney issues - I've spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital. There are a few that have gone above and beyond in major ways and I'll remember them fondly for the rest of my life.
Thanks to all of the nurses here for doing what you do.
Post by fivechickens on May 9, 2014 6:51:43 GMT -5
My girl's NICU & PICU nurses were awesome.
Except one, this nurse bragged on and on about how she LOVED the kids. That's why she is a NICU nurse, afterall. While she was singing her praises my daughters monitor started alarming, which she ignored, and then let out a loud sigh when it was brought to her attention. We asked to have her removed from our daughters care.
Does this love for (most) nurses extend to other healthcare providers?
ETA: Ohhh I forgot it was nurse appreciate week (along with teacher and military appreciate week I think), so now I understand why the nurses are getting all the love this week
One thing I always tell residents when I'm talking to them is to be nice to the nurses. They are the ones who decide how much you get called in the middle of the night.
My mom is a CNM. There are seriously dozens of children with names that are variations of her first name. She is awesome, and her patients love her.
After I started my job, I learned that one of my coworkers has a granddaughter delivered by my mom. And that granddaughter was named after my mom. It's amusing.