[nurse_1098]

I was at the local gym one day in the past couple months. One of the parents of a kid we had in our ward in the month of December came up to me and told me

'You are the greatest, don't you EVER quit'

That kind of gave me a 'hero status', I think. It really is great when there is the positive feedback from the patients (family).

[nurse_1098]

Originally Posted by Danianne

... She is the reaosn why I fianlly decided to become a nurse. Oh yeah she went to the NICU for me to visit my litlle boy, and take pictures. She didn't have to do all that. the fact that she care what my son's name was was enough.

THANKS to all those nurses who take even one second to let their patients know that they care it really does make a difference! even though sometimes it seems like it doesn't

THANK YOU

Good for you, having such a positive experience then taking it and becoming a nurse too! I do hope you are enjoying your career choice, Danianne.

[moorsh]

Originally Posted by Danianne

Last year I went into preterm labour and my son was born 3 months early. The most horrible time in my life. C-section, punctured bowel, sepsis you name it I had it and the whole time all I could think of was my little boy. I had only seen him for 2 seconds when he was born, so all I had was a crappy polaroid picture of him, I was transferred to a different hospital for treatment and such. While I was there all the nurses call my son NBM I kept tellin them his name is JACOB no one listened, finally they transferred me back to the hospital where my son was. I was still really really sick and the nurses at the women's/ children's hospital where I was totally heged around the fact that I had even had a littl eboy all. Then I was having so many infections and stuff so they sent me to ICU b/c of all the drips and such anyways, the nurs that came on the first night just said he yI heard you have a son what is his name? all I could do was totally bawl my eyes out! she was such a sweetie I had to have alot of blood transfusions so she went out and rented me movies that I could watch on my Portable DVD player and because I was totally freaked out about watching someone elses blood creep towards my body she stayed with me long after her shift ended so I wouldn't have to be alone. She is the reaosn why I fianlly decided to become a nurse. Oh yeah she went to the NICU for me to visit my litlle boy, and take pictures. She didn't have to do all that. the fact that she care what my son's name was was enough.

THANKS to all those nurses who take even one second to let their patients know that they care it really does make a difference! even though sometimes it seems like it doesn't

THANK YOU

Danianne, I went into nursing for a similar reason. My husband had a massive bleed r/t a cerebral aneurysm 18 years ago. He was in ICU for a week waiting for the swelling to go down so they could operate. I stayed with him so he wouldn't have to be restrained. He'd try to pull out all his lines. Well the nurses were great: they got me a comfy recliner, lots of encouragement, smiles, etc. It was a challenging time but the nurses (and prayer) got us through it. -Sherry

[Danianne]

Originally Posted by moorsh

Danianne, I went into nursing for a similar reason. My husband had a massive bleed r/t a cerebral aneurysm 18 years ago. He was in ICU for a week waiting for the swelling to go down so they could operate. I stayed with him so he wouldn't have to be restrained. He'd try to pull out all his lines. Well the nurses were great: they got me a comfy recliner, lots of encouragement, smiles, etc. It was a challenging time but the nurses (and prayer) got us through it. -Sherry

MOST Nurses are awsome hey :hatparty:

[cheerfuldoer]

I am only a "Superhero" to my twelve grandchildren! It's God's way of letting us know how special we are before we leave this world. They tell me or make me feel like their "superhero". Today, my three year old grandson hurt his finger, so he came straight to me, told me he hurt his finger, so I kissed his hand where he was pointing to, and instantly, he was healed! :hatparty:

[Happy-ER-RN]

When I was in clinicals for nursing school an hour away from my home (Springfield) a sweet old lady and her husband came in--the husband had severe pancreatitis and ended up needing immediate surgery. He was to take an ambulance to Springfield for the surgery. The lady almost never drove and had poor eyesight so they were asking if anyone lived in Springfield so she could follow them and make it to the hospital safely. I told the man I lived there and he begged me to help him get his wife there. I was on my way home anyway, so I had her follow me for an hour and drove her to the hospital in Springfield and then walked her up to the ER where they were just wheeling her husband in.

The lady broke down in to tears and hugged me, she told me that she was so upset about the surgery and not used to driving that she never could have made it there without me. She just kept crying and hugging me as we stood in front of the ER. I realized that even though to me it was no big deal, and something that anyone would have done, to her it meant that someone cared about her and her situation. It made me see that it isn't always knowing the procedures and medications that makes someone a good nurse. It's the little things you do to show someone that you care.

[VickyRN]

Originally Posted by Happy-ER-RN

It's the little things you do to show someone that you care.

So very true Thanks so much for sharing such an inspiring and heart-warming account.