i cried tonight

[RR910]

im not a nurse yet but i work in a hospital. i cried tonight for the first time it took alot for me to hold back before going into the restroom to hide for a few moments

iv had all kinds of patients come in that i see young,old,sick,sicker,you get what im saying

but tonight this women came in fragial looking. in her wheel chair,after already hit with major health issues she was now being told she is having kidney failure. im always very nice and have had patients told me so. i got up to leave the room and i was going to tell her the nurse will be in soon and she just gave me this look like she coulnt hold back anymore and just let the tears run. and i usally deal well but coudnt hold back i havent hugged anyone and other people have cried and i have just gave words of encouragement but i couldnt help myself for some reason she was different. she was on hospice and sick and she looked at me and told me 'im scared' and i felt so helpless all i could go was give her a hug and told her im here if you need someone to talk to,not in my job discription but i didnt care at that point. im thinking of her and i hope she knows even though im a stranger shes in my prayers

i dont know her at all. her history,anything really but i just know she is a good person and deseves good health.

just needed to let it out

im crying agian

sorry about the spelling its late

im thinking of you......

[greenfiremajick]

im not a nurse yet but i work in a hospital. i cried tonight for the first time it took alot for me to hold back before going into the restroom to hide for a few moments

iv had all kinds of patients come in that i see young,old,sick,sicker,you get what im saying

but tonight this women came in fragial looking. in her wheel chair,after already hit with major health issues she was now being told she is having kidney failure. im always very nice and have had patients told me so. i got up to leave the room and i was going to tell her the nurse will be in soon and she just gave me this look like she coulnt hold back anymore and just let the tears run. and i usally deal well but coudnt hold back i havent hugged anyone and other people have cried and i have just gave words of encouragement but i couldnt help myself for some reason she was different. she was on hospice and sick and she looked at me and told me 'im scared' and i felt so helpless all i could go was give her a hug and told her im here if you need someone to talk to,not in my job discription but i didnt care at that point. im thinking of her and i hope she knows even though im a stranger shes in my prayers

i dont know her at all. her history,anything really but i just know she is a good person and deseves good health.

just needed to let it out

im crying agian

sorry about the spelling its late

im thinking of you......

Well, I am thinking of you, too. I can feel you even through cyberspace. It's hard to be empathetic but sometimes it just has to be done, you know?

[madnurse2b]

im not a nurse yet but i work in a hospital. i cried tonight for the first time it took alot for me to hold back before going into the restroom to hide for a few moments

iv had all kinds of patients come in that i see young,old,sick,sicker,you get what im saying

but tonight this women came in fragial looking. in her wheel chair,after already hit with major health issues she was now being told she is having kidney failure. im always very nice and have had patients told me so. i got up to leave the room and i was going to tell her the nurse will be in soon and she just gave me this look like she coulnt hold back anymore and just let the tears run. and i usally deal well but coudnt hold back i havent hugged anyone and other people have cried and i have just gave words of encouragement but i couldnt help myself for some reason she was different. she was on hospice and sick and she looked at me and told me 'im scared' and i felt so helpless all i could go was give her a hug and told her im here if you need someone to talk to,not in my job discription but i didnt care at that point. im thinking of her and i hope she knows even though im a stranger shes in my prayers

i dont know her at all. her history,anything really but i just know she is a good person and deseves good health.

just needed to let it out

im crying agian

sorry about the spelling its late

im thinking of you......

Empathy is not just the purview of nurses. This person was in pain and you provided presence and care. That is a blessing. Don't forget to take care of you, but you are a special person. Remember that.

[RR910]

thank you thats what i needed this morning:redbeathe

[CaribMuslimah, RN]

i don't think you have to apologize for being a thoughtful human being. when you saw that she was scared, when she said she was scared...the best thing you could have done was to let her get it all out and be there for her--and that's what you did.

[NurseGuapo]

im not a nurse yet but i work in a hospital. i cried tonight for the first time it took alot for me to hold back before going into the restroom to hide for a few moments

iv had all kinds of patients come in that i see young,old,sick,sicker,you get what im saying

but tonight this women came in fragial looking. in her wheel chair,after already hit with major health issues she was now being told she is having kidney failure. im always very nice and have had patients told me so. i got up to leave the room and i was going to tell her the nurse will be in soon and she just gave me this look like she coulnt hold back anymore and just let the tears run. and i usally deal well but coudnt hold back i havent hugged anyone and other people have cried and i have just gave words of encouragement but i couldnt help myself for some reason she was different. she was on hospice and sick and she looked at me and told me 'im scared' and i felt so helpless all i could go was give her a hug and told her im here if you need someone to talk to,not in my job discription but i didnt care at that point. im thinking of her and i hope she knows even though im a stranger shes in my prayers

i dont know her at all. her history,anything really but i just know she is a good person and deseves good health.

just needed to let it out

im crying agian

sorry about the spelling its late

im thinking of you......

Kiddo prepare to cry a lot during the first year it's a rite of passage. if you are the type of person to walk into a hospital as a fresh nurse and not cry at least once then you don't have the compasio for nursing... JMHO.... you are ok kiddo

[CaribMuslimah, RN]

I would hope that it's okay to cry first year, second year, 25th year (out of empathy...)

[sethmctenn]

What a blessing you got to be in that woman's life. I'm sure she really needed to let some of that out.

[tattooednursie, LVN]

You're not alone there at all. It does not matter who you are in the medical profession, we are also human beings with emotion. Sometimes it does put a patient more at ease when they can see, and feel in their hearts that someone does care for them. I have cried many times as a first responder, then as a CNA, as a nursing student, and now as a nurse. It's those moments that we feel so much compassion and understanding for our patients, that makes this profession a beautiful thing.

You made your patient feel like someone cared, and understood her. For that, you should be proud.

Just make sure you take care of you too, and don't let the sad aspects of the job get you down.

[CathyLew]

nothing wrong with crying. its part of us, and it is an emotion. if you can cry, you can also laugh. laughter is the best medicine. crying may be the best healer of our selfs. do both. your patients will know you are real.

[Tait, MSN, RN]

I find it doesn't always take words to move someone, a lot of time the non verbal and aura of sadness is far more powerful.

:icon_hug:

Tait

[doesdad]

i posted this quote once before on this site but i think it bares repeating.......

" the people who make a difference are not the ones with

the credentials, but the ones with the concern"