tinker72

Hi all.. I'm a second year SN seeking my BSN. Today on peds I had a toddler who was going into respiratory distress with stridor. Luckily the code team was able to revive him. I assisted a little bit-and helped calm the mother down. The is the 1st time I've seen this happen to a child-I managed to keep it together during clinical today but I keep feeling so sad for him-and his mother. It was a difficult and scary thing to see, especially for someone so young. I know as a nurse I will see this often-but my question is: do you get used to it? Is it normal to feel teary, especially for a child? I'm not sure how I am supposed to react. I did go into the break room and pray for a minute-Is it normal to have something like this linger in your head post-shift?