R.P.N. to B.Sc.N.
16 years ago
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Another day ....
So today is another day and it's all good. I know this blog is supposed to be about nursing and ICT but today I am writing about another form of communication. A communication that we haven't really discussed in class but probably have all benefitted from at some point or another in our lives. Verbal communication. I, personally would not be a nurse now, nor would I have gotten through yesterday without the support of my family, especially my husband, my son and my daughter. And of course I can't forget about my co-workers, who had to put with me for 12 hours yesterday. All of the support given to me through verbal communication keeps me balanced and focused. So imagine what it does for someone in the hospital who is sick and scared, with no family. Someone who just needs to know that there is someone who cares enough to listen to your hopes and fears and to know that tomorrow is another another day.
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Not having family around when you are in the hospital is a depressing feeling. After being in the hospital with only a few visitors ( I know it was the travelling...no hard feelings:) I realized that a nurse needs to be more than just someone who looks after you, they have to care about what they are doing and they should not be there just for the money, they to have empathy and respect for the people that they are caring for no matter what the situation is and no matter what is going on in their personal life...the patients in their care depend on them and if they don't have family and thier nurses don't care, who can they depend on to brighten their days?
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