[jbeau]

Thanks for the advice everyone!

But it is important to remember that not every nurse is religious. I am an agnostic/atheist and I would not use religion to comfort myself, so that didn't really help me since I personally view death as THE END of everything and the return to the planet.

[jackson145]

Originally Posted by jbeau

Thanks for the advice everyone!

But it is important to remember that not every nurse is religious. I am an agnostic/atheist and I would not use religion to comfort myself, so that didn't really help me since I personally view death as THE END of everything and the return to the planet.

I don't think that I could handle any death if I didn't believe in an afterlife. I would exist in a state of hopelessness and despair.

[jbeau]

That's you, though. If there is a God/Afterlife, he's screwed me over in my life BAD and I doubt I could ever like someone that has done to me what has been happened in my life.

However, I view life as continuous anyway even though I don't believe in a higher power. No pre-life where we didn't exist, no afterlife. We are all composed of atoms that have always existed and will always exist even after we die, so we never truly DIE, just change forms

[jackson145]

Originally Posted by jbeau

That's you, though. If there is a God/Afterlife, he's screwed me over in my life BAD and I doubt I could ever like someone that has done to me what has been happened in my life.

I'm so sorry to hear that. I've definitely had times in my life when I questioned why such bad things happened. I lean more towards the "sin has entered the world" point of view. To me, it's not God that sends the bad things. They've just been happening since "the fall".

However, I would never want to force my beliefs on you. The world doesn't need another Inquisition, does it?
I think it has to be a genuine, non-pressured decision.

[Southernurse]

I am happy that you were actually assigned to be with this pt to "see him out". I have never heard of that outside of my own experience. There is always time to hold a hand especially if no one else is there. No one comes into this world alone and leaving should have the same honor and respect. I think it is an honor to give a pt their final act of compassion and reverence.