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How does death effect you?

Does it bother you when some one dies on your shift?

I am new to this so ofcourse it does get to me a little bit. It doesnt get to me to the point where I cannot do my work, but it never fails, when some one dies I cry, whether their death was for the better or not. I know that these LTC patients are suffering, and its probably the best thing that can happen to them. I still get sad anyways.

Do you feel being emotional about it is ok. I know that it is good to be strong for the family, but sometimes I can't.

Does anyone else feel this way? :chair:

Or am I just a nut who is too emotional :scrying:

thanks

:kiss

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I think if it's honest, then it's good to show some emotion when a patient dies. When my father died, it was comforting to see the nurses and others that had come to know him had tears in their eyes. He wasn't just someone in a bed to them. It really felt good to know that he had impacted them as well.

I worked in a group home for a couple of years and we had residents die, most of them were DNR's. I have to admit while I felt a little sad, I missed them, I felt no need to cry. The relationship with the clients was very different.

Now I am doing my prerequisites to become an RN and I hope that I will always handle situations with sensitivity and respect. I've seen that in the posts here. Ya'll are awesome!

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