I came home after trying to find new things to look at in the grocery store, wasting time with my toddler in my cart, so I wouldn't have to go home and get grabbed or intimidated or criticized by my sick husband again. I couldn't figure out what was ...
CafeduMonde4Breakfast replied to EGspirit's topic in Spirituality
I watch my patients to see who seems to be spiritual or seems to have deep needs. Sometimes, if I feel they are open, I will ask them if they are spiritual. If they say yes, I'll ask them what they believe in. Many patients have asked me to pray w...
CafeduMonde4Breakfast replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing
"You think you have it bad now as her nurse now, when she's older. I was her physician for two weeks when she was younger and got PTSD. I'm not kidding."
I am thinking about moving from medsurg to ICU after 9 months of a small, slow night shift women's care medsurg, and one year of a slamming, stuff them in, shot out of a rocket every day progressive care medsurg unit. I took courses introducing PCU n...
CafeduMonde4Breakfast replied to Esme12's topic in COVID
One thing we learned in Katrina: you have to be prepared on your own personally. Each hospital has to be prepared on their own. Each city, each state, etc. You cannot rely on the federal government being able to service every hospital at the momen...