TxADNstudent

Thanks for your reply. When my little girl was in NICU I wish I would have been informed more of her situation. Also I don't know much about this but I know I watched her from a distance having 2 very painful looking procedures with nothing given for pain, I've seen where other people don't believe that they feel pain or will even remember. But all I know is that I believe that my daughters short time on earth was full of pain and suffering. The nurse gave me the option of holding her but I wish she would have given me the proper instructions of holding her. I held her and talked to her and rubbed her hand which now I think that it was all to much for her. (like as in too much stimulation maybe?) Shortly to answer your question, I wish I was more informed on exactly what was wrong with her. Also I wish I would've had more pictures. I have one with me holding her but you can't see her that good. I cannot stress enough about the pictures, I didn't realize how important that was to me until she was gone. You seem like your a great nurse! You seem to realy care. Being in nursing school it seems a lot are in it for the money. It is good to see that you really care!

I am currently in nursing school. My mother is a nurse and so was my greatgrandmother but what really made me want to become a nurse was in 2001, I lost my extremely premature daughter. (she lived one day) I wish things would have been handled differently by the nurse in nicu. which has made me want to help other babies like my daughter. Does anyone know if other nurses go into particular fields because of previous experiences? And also I want to learn all I can about what happened to my daughter, there is still so much I don't know. Thanks for any replies!