I have been a Med/Surg nurse for 18 mths in a small hospital and I have always gotten to take care of the kids who get admitted in the past. I have 4 small kids of my own so I was always comfortable caring for young pts and I always thought they are who I wanted to take care of. But last week there was a MVA in our area and we received a 13 year old girl and was my pt when she came to the floor. I took care of her to the best of my ability, but I every time I looked at her then her mother I had to stop myself from crying. When I looked at her I saw one of my boys. When I looked at her mother I saw myself. Now I am thinking maybe I am too close to those situations and I might take those situations to heart too much to be a pediatric nurse. Any advice???