patticakes59

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1. Feelings after first loss

   patticakes59 replied to dharmalove's topic in General Nursing

   When you have your first death experience, it is normal to feel vulnerable and as though it were your fault. I would hope your place of work offers some sort of stress incident management process to allow you to voice your feelings and get some suppo...

2. Does Preferring to Work Night Shift mean you're lazy?

   patticakes59 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Relations

   I think we have to stop and look at what we say. People who work permanent shifts of any kind do it for a reason and we shouldn't question that. I worked my share of nights in my 33+year career and on any given night, it can be more chaotic than a da...

3. The Patient I Failed

   patticakes59 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Relations

   This is such a powerful story. Our wishes need to be honored and family need to understand that at that moment it may be very difficult.