fancysocks

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1. coping with sadness

   fancysocks replied to fancysocks's topic in General Nursing

   As much as I love my job, and I really do, I have never in my several years there seen a debriefing. There does seem to be a culture of being tough and un-emotional amongst the nurses. I am pretty tough but if a situation like this didn't bother me I...

2. coping with sadness

   fancysocks replied to fancysocks's topic in General Nursing

   I too, 99% of the time feel relief and am glad when patients pass because I know they are no longer suffering. I had been this patients nurse for 3 nights and had spent a lot of time talking with them. they told me alot about their family, I just rea...

3. coping with sadness

   fancysocks posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I have lurked here for about 8 years, finally signed up because I need to hear from other nurses. A patient of mine recently died, it was sudden, without warning, and unpredictable. It had nothing to do with the admitting diagnosis. I have see...