I think one of the hardest jobs as a nurse going in to patient's homes is when you
can't fix the problems. Whether it is severe pain due to a decline in health or
helping the patient and family deal with the aftermath of a stroke.
This week as been very difficult doing what I can but really knowing that it may not
be enough.
See them on a regular basis sometimes 5 times a week they become like family. They
open up to you sometimes more then their family. Not wanting to open up and reveal
their fears.Not wanting to burden their families. I hear those and do my best to
make them feel better. But moments like
yesterday and this morning just hit very close to home. Your heart aches when you
listen and know that may be the only thing you can do.
Even as hard as those days are I know that having them in my life is such a
blessing. I learn so much from each one of them.
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