Best Compliment Ever...

[MelBel]

So I've had a patient the last few nights I've worked who happens to be the worst kind....a retired nurse. I always get very nervous when I take care of a nurse or retired nurse.

The first two nights I took care of her, she was very pleasant towards me, but didn't say too much. I had to start a new IV on her, and she nearly jumped out of the bed in pain. We were very busy those nights, so I also did very speedy assessments...not my most thorough job ever.

Last night, she said to me, "You are a very good nurse". And spent the night telling me stories of when she was a nurse. It meant a lot to me having this come from a much older, more experienced nurse. :) Pretty much the best compliment I could have gotten!

[locolorenzo22, BSN, RN]

i hear ya, i took care of a classmates grandmother(an old nurse), and he says she raved about me for the rest of the day.....all I did with her was start an IV, and pass a few pills.....works for me.

[abundantjoy07, RN]

With some people, the littlest things make it all worth while for them. A hug when they are crying, pain meds given on time, a word of reassurance, or saying you'll do something and actually carrying through with it. I adore those patients because they make the job a little less stressful and a little more bearable.

Take that compliment and don't forget it because it can be very encouraging when you feel like everything is going wrong.

[santhony44, MSN, RN, NP]

Last night, she said to me, "You are a very good nurse". And spent the night telling me stories of when she was a nurse. It meant a lot to me having this come from a much older, more experienced nurse. :) Pretty much the best compliment I could have gotten!

You'll carry that one around with you forever!

Good for you. :balloons:

[EmmaG, RN]

An acknowledgment or compliment from a peer means the world to me; they know what I'm going through out there.

Good job :)

[MeeshellRN]

i had the cutest little old lady the other night ask me to come home with her...she said i was the "only nice nurse in this joint." that made me feel really good. horray for compliments!