I do not have children. I am not a pediatric nurse. I am a Hospice nurse. I know about grief & guilt. ....The kids who have been out of the picture for decades, now come home and want control when Mom is dying. ...the family who want the morphine...
I've learned just how totally and completely exhausted I am after a 12 hour shift on a Hospice Inpatient unit. I give my all when I am at work. When I leave there is nothing left inside me. I have learned not to be judgemental when a family member ca...