Specialties Geriatric
Published Sep 17, 2003
sweet_lulu_25
4 Posts
hello im a cna working in long-term care and would like any advice on how to deal with death.
kittylvr
69 Posts
This is a very hard thing to deal with but I try to remember that people in a LTC setting have lived out their lives and probably wouldn't want to be laying around unable to care for themselves.
Also if they were sick with something like cancer, then they aren't suffering anymore. I think as nurses we have chance to make a difference for these residents in their last days, and if we treat them with respect and a caring attitude, then we should feel good about helping them thru the final hours of their life. Try to remember the good things about the person and not so much about their death and they will be with you all the time.
Hope this helps alittle :)
nursedawn67, LPN
1,046 Posts
Originally posted by kittylvr This is a very hard thing to deal with but I try to remember that people in a LTC setting have lived out their lives and probably wouldn't want to be laying around unable to care for themselves.Also if they were sick with something like cancer, then they aren't suffering anymore. I think as nurses we have chance to make a difference for these residents in their last days, and if we treat them with respect and a caring attitude, then we should feel good about helping them thru the final hours of their life. Try to remember the good things about the person and not so much about their death and they will be with you all the time. Hope this helps alittle :)
Nicely put.
thank you for your reply,that was very well put and help alot,again thank you;)