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Do You Feel Appreciated?
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Posted over 3 years ago A man remembered me for giving him a blanket. He was confused and alittle disorderly. He sat by the nurses station so that he could be closely monitored for safety and for the safety of his surgical sites. He said that he had to urinate. Nurses ignored him thinking he's confused and doesn't know when he has to void or not. He was not my patient but I felt that if that were my dad I would want someone to look after his needs. soooo I did, He wasn't that confused, he urinated 600 cc.His eyes watered as he thanked me for helping him. After being discharged he and his wife sent a lengthy letter to the hospital telling them what a great nursing care I gave hime.My claim to fame was giving him the urinal. You don't need a MD order to help someone to the bathroom, give them a blanket. Within the HEART of a GOOD NURSE is a CNA. I started out as one , now an LPN and working on my RN as I write you. Never loose site of the good that comes from helping someone. I'm advancing my nursing degree to MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND SO CAN YOU! |
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| Posted over 3 years ago I like that Quote: 'Within the Heart of a GREAT NURSE there is a CNA". I am an New LPN and still a CNA. I know how it gets. But, like love, there is a driving force deep within that makes you love the CORE of what you do, the selflessnes of serving, and that can go along way with gratitude. Though grattitude is not more rewarding than the Difference of impacting someone's life with your skills. I am also pursueing my RN. The challenges is enormous but the FORCE wont stop. I sometimes question myself as to why I continue. Why not change my course? My hurt leaps with such consideration; there is too much to GAIN to LOOSE!! If we QUIT we have lost. We lost the fight to compete, the fight to serve , the fight to render our compassion, the fight to heal,the fight to save a Mother/Sister/Daughter/Friend, the fight to offer hope, the fight to give back but more so the courage to EARN the DEGREE that aid in that LISCENSURE (thats so easily taken away) that will fullfil or DESTINY. Nursing I must agree is not for everyone, "many are called but few are chossen." The earliest you find that out the simpliar it is to make that decision. |
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| Posted over 3 years ago smiles62 says ...
I am a proud mother of three beautyful daughter. I currently live in Los Angeles California. I've worked as a heathecare provider for almost 10 years. I am curently in school to pursue my MSN in nursing, and wants to work as a pediactric nurse, in public health. |
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| Posted over 3 years ago Some patients might seem confused, but they have some other medical condition. Medications play a major factor with the elderly after surgery. So nurses have to really use their critical thinking skills. smiles62, you did the right thing to give him the urinal, a person has the right to empty their bladder. I am a proud mother of three beautyful daughter. I currently live in Los Angeles California. I've worked as a heathecare provider for almost 10 years. I am curently in school to pursue my MSN in nursing, and wants to work as a pediactric nurse, in public health. |
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| Posted over 3 years ago With any job there are days when you feel unappreciated and days when you feel very appreciated. I will never forget the day when a resident received decaf coffee and wanted caffeinated but the aide that was on did not have time so I went to retreive it and the resident was so thankful and just completely overwhwelmed. She began to cry and said to me it's the little things that really matter. |
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| Posted almost 3 years ago No. Where I work the CNA are nothing more than slaves. The LPNs (lazy pathetic nurses) feel that they are too good to do direct patient care. Management feels that CNA's are despensable so our group gets fired the most. I just don't know what to do. But I'm just tired. |
