First 2 years....

[Stiffmeister]

This first entry comes from a day of Nursing. The day made me feel accomplished and confident with my nursing skills. This feeling is something you feel when you've done the right thing or saved someone from injury or death. Today I had a seventy five year old woman that was Status Post Right hip replacement become unresponsive and she turned into a Full Code Blue all at once. CPR and Basic Life Saving Skills were utilized until the EMT/Paramedic could take over. When she left on the stretcher out to the E.R. she was breathing and had a pulse. Good Ole fashion CPR had kept her alive. I remember thinking to myself and going over the "code" in my mind. I had touched all key points of a "Code Blue". I thought to myself "Its all in God's hands now". I have come to the conclusion with these first two years of Nursing that this thought is the only way to approach the feeling and emotion for Human Health or Human Loss. I see Doctors and Nurses work so hard to diagnose, cure, and teach patients, and I see so many variable outcomes for the same treatment at times. This makes me believe that the Medical field can only do so much for people. These first two years, have been an eye opener for sure!

Doctors are overworked and overpaid, and Nurses are overworked and underpaid! The Human connection makes a better Doctor or Nurse. If you cannot adjust your energy or personality to your patient you will struggle in the health field. The day is full of emotional shifts, showing empathy, sympathy, and concern. Not to mention staying stressed and organized with administration work. My day ended two hours late as usual, and a reflection of day was on my mind. People do notice when you're a good Nurse. After this horrible day, I felt like a good Nurse. After punching out, cause overtime has to be approved. Stupid for Nurses! I called to check the status of my seventy five year old woman at the E.R. When I called and spoke with the Nurse there at the E.R. she informed me that this patient has expired. In Nursing you learn to care, but you also learn not to care. Rather, coping with a thought "Its all in God's Hands".

Pulmonary Embolism.