Topics About 'Nurse Patient Relationship'.

The Ugly (Absent) BoundariesLet's first look at what happens without any boundaries. Not being able to set any boundaries or limits can result when someone does not like being alone or when they are not aware of their own needs. Physically this can s...

It was shortly after labor day when I walked into the emergency room to see a client who had been found unresponsive and rushed to the hospital. I walked to the front desk, identified myself, and requested to see him. The woman behind the desk smiled...

If Carrie Lawson had tried to invoke a feeling of serenity by the way she'd designed her home, she'd succeeded. The walls were a painted light green, and the curtains a complimentary olive. The furniture looked plush and comfortable. The lighting and...

I bought a motorcycle last year. I've always loved riding and I've been wanting to get one for years. I finally cashed in some vacay time and bought a Honda Shadow 750. I love the bike and ride as often as I can - even commuting to work. It is very t...

Mr. Francis Ross's eyes were closed, his breathing shallow. I walked into his room. He was surrounded by his family. To the outside world they looked like a very close knit family. I knew better, bearing witness to the daily infighting inside and out...

Patients create a lasting memory for numerous reasons. There are the very critical patients who may not have a positive outcome but you know you learned some valuable lessons from; there are the funny patients who always make you laugh either appropr...

Patients come in all sorts of flavors. You have your frequent flyers, your noncompliants, your criminals, and your sweet little senior citizens. All patients are different, and this is part of the joy of nursing. Everyone has their own story, and we ...

Ah, the questions that our children ask: "Where did I come from?" "How does Santa Claus fly around the world in ONE NIGHT?" or... "Do you believe in ghosts, mommy?" Some questions are easier to answer than others. I have never seen a ghost--that ethe...

Webster's Dictionary defines complacency in a way that we, as a people, can all understand. As nurses and caregivers, we know deep down that complacency is taken to an entirely different level within our scope. It is a weighted situation that causes ...

In October 2016, I was hit by car while crossing the street. A medical helicopter transported me to the hospital where I spent three nights in the ICU, followed by two months on the critical care trauma unit. I had sustained numerous and severe inter...

I'm a nurse. I see a patient. I see a human blanketed in white hospital linens, and adorned by more wires than an electrician can handle. I listen intently to the rhythmic tunes emanating off the monitors, I examine their awkward, dancing lines. I sc...

Who was your last "bad" patient? Mine was ThreeTimes an Hour. At least,that was the average timing of my patient ringing the call bell that night. Often times he rang more (rarely less), leading to a night remembered as one of the longest shifts of m...

A wonderful example of this was discussed in a recent article detailing one oncology nurse's blog post. It was written as an apology letter to her past patients. This after she, herself was diagnosed with cancer and realized her perspective may have ...

As the EMS transport unit pushed the gurney out,I set my bag down on the empty chair before walking across the nursing home room to the Bob's side. I introduced myself as his hospice nurse and asked if he wanted to talk or if he had any questions for...

Different types of framesThere are frames that embellish photographs, and there are those which enhance a letter page. While some frames cast a protective shadow around an eye to block the blinding ray of a sunny glare, others spark style and glamour...

As of the latest statistics the average age of a nurse is 41 years old and more than 50% surveyed has decided nursing as their second career (Jones, 2016). Hired nurses are of a much later age group and is noted that these nurses bring more energy, m...

You knew I was late at bringing you the ice water you had asked for. I know you knew this because the nurse who relieved me that day told me about how you complained for quite some time about it. How you couldn't believe I couldn't keep up with the t...

The night Nursing Supervisor was giving me report. I was taking over half the hospital including ICU, CCU, ER, LR, NICU, Postpartum and a bunch of other units. The supervisor told me about a patient who was on one to one observation and security watc...

"He's had a few close calls this past week," I was told has I prepared to visit this man who lived out in the mountains. "He's a crotchety fella and not too keen to go to the E.D. so do what you can if anything goes wrong." "Great," I thought, "This ...

Informing patients of abnormal assessment findings or lab values can be hard. On the one hand, you want to be honest and forthcoming, yet, you don't want to cause unnecessary stress or alarm for the patient. How do you go about delivering this inform...

You have been there before or at least I have, where I enter the room begin gathering patient history and reason for admission when there it is... it's obvious from the patient responses -they are not your layperson patient and eventually reveal that...

This is an interesting debate. One that can have multiple pros and cons. In essence, can one be a nurse and view it as just another day, a job, a paycheck, a means to an alternate end? Can we care for patients without really caring about them? There ...

It was an ordinary Saturday and I was working as the day-shift charge nurse on the medical-surgical floor of a small community hospital. We were extremely busy due to it being flu and pneumonia season. As I worked actively on charting morning assessm...

There are a lot of reasons a patient can be stressful for a healthcare provider. The diagnosis may be challenging, the situation could be demanding, or the patient is "difficult". Whatever the reason, some patients cause healthcare providers' heart r...

We've all met this type of mom before. It's 2330, her 8 year old daughter is struggling to breathe, and you know for a fact you saw them two weeks ago for the same thing. You also know for a fact you gave her a prescription for an inhaler, a follow-u...