singing?

[butterfly134]

I love nursing, I love patient care the most and the TLC side of nursing. I can be quiet but at the same time Im quite bubbly and I try to be optimistic I however also LOVE music, I play guitar and its how I destress after the day. I often play at friend get togethers and basically singing and music is just something in me...I know how odd that sounds lol I often find myself singing away to myself while Im on clinicals...like obviously not at the patient but while Im doing tasks like making beds. Does anyone else ever catch themselves singing?

[kakamegamama]

I used to sing to my patients often. Of course, they were newborns :). This reminds me though, of a time when my daughter, a violinist, was asked to play the theme song from Ken Burns's "Civil War" series, a very moving piece (sorry, I don't recall the song's name). She was asked to play this by the husband of a friend who was in ICU and comatose, IN the ICU. She was given permission to do so. I'd/we'd like to think that many were soothed/comforted that day. And, that her friend heard the music, in spite of her coma....

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

I sing, and dance, with my peds client.

[Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN]

Sing in low volume a lot!

Put together a staff facility band, which the residents absolutely loved. Great fun too.!

[mama_d, BSN, RN]

I am constantly singing little bits of songs that I have stuck in my head.

One of my good friends is one of our techs, and we do song and dance routines for LOLs regularly...we encourage them to sing along. They seem to enjoy it, even though we can't carry a tune in a bucket.

[Wolverine2010RN]

Been told many times to not quit my day job, to which I kindly reply "Don't have one, but I wont quit my night job either"

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

Whistle, sing or hum. I do all three at work. If I hear a song on the radio right before I turn off the car, that's the one that I usually hear the rest of the day.

A few days ago, the secretary heard me humming and she belted out in song. It was a crazy day, so it felt good to have a bit of fun, and a little dancing.

[Wolverine2010RN]

It was a crazy day, so it felt good to have a bit of fun, and a little dancing.

Exactly. We all need the stress relief from somewhere.

[tewdles, RN]

I love nursing, I love patient care the most and the TLC side of nursing. I can be quiet but at the same time Im quite bubbly and I try to be optimistic I however also LOVE music, I play guitar and its how I destress after the day. I often play at friend get togethers and basically singing and music is just something in me...I know how odd that sounds lol I often find myself singing away to myself while Im on clinicals...like obviously not at the patient but while Im doing tasks like making beds. Does anyone else ever catch themselves singing?

Not only do I "catch" myself singing, I intentionally sing when I am working and always have.

I sang the entire musical of "Jesus Christ Superstar" when I worked nights in NICU once. I had some help from a resident and another nurse. It was interrupted by actual care, but it was fun. I doubt that neonates surrounded in the din of beeps and alarms are distressed at all by the human voice in song.

I made it a point to learn and sing camp and silly kids songs to children in the PICU and then in the Community Health setting when performing less than exciting procedures on the scared kids. Most toddlers enjoy a nice soothing song and a cuddle when they are unwell or need to calm themselves. Sometimes it was a good cue for terrified parents.

My elderly patients often enjoy an old hymn or song from their youth and some of the most confused and demented patients will surprise me with their response to a familiar refrain. We employ a music therapist, in part, for this reason.

When my hospice patients are not able to get out to church I occasionally bring my guitar to my first visit of the week and we have some praise and worship. I try to learn a song or 2 from their "church" or faith group.

I sing out loud in the office and employ the use of a radio. I use my guitar in staff meetings and occasionally offer a musical reflection for our IDT or other meetings. We recently sang "Everybody Hurts" together at a staff meeting and it was very therapeutic for the staff, not everyone sang but they all had the words and everyone was touched/moved by the acknowledgement and time spent reflecting on the FACT that they hurt too in this work.

The intentional use of instrumental and vocal music to communicate emotional messages is one of the things that set us apart in the animal kingdom and there is a proper place and use for it in nursing, IMHO.

Of course, there are those of us who should probably never sing solo and seek out only group vocal opportunities, but that is topic of a different thread, I think.

[butterfly134]

tewdles- I think its soo cool that you brought in your guitar to a staff meeting and everyone sang. Fair enuf Im a student and I dont have staff meetings but if I did bring in my guitar and started singing people would look at me like I had 5 heads. Its soo great to hear that music is really important to other people too tho!

:) :)

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

I used to sing to my patients often. Of course, they were newborns :). This reminds me though, of a time when my daughter, a violinist, was asked to play the theme song from Ken Burns's "Civil War" series, a very moving piece (sorry, I don't recall the song's name). She was asked to play this by the husband of a friend who was in ICU and comatose, IN the ICU. She was given permission to do so. I'd/we'd like to think that many were soothed/comforted that day. And, that her friend heard the music, in spite of her coma....

I also sing to the babies in the NICU. And, I love the theme song of Civil War...it's called "Ashokan Farewell", and is beautiful.

[ashleyisawesome, BSN, RN]

i tend to sing quietly or hum when im nervous or uncomfortable... sometimes i go into a room and im hooking up an iv line, try to talk to the patient a little, im bad at small talk, it gets quiet, i resort to humming and exit the room with a delightful little bounce in my step... not the worst nervous habit, but people probably think im strange if they catch me doing it.

[butterfly134]

i tend to sing quietly or hum when im nervous or uncomfortable... sometimes i go into a room and im hooking up an iv line, try to talk to the patient a little, im bad at small talk, it gets quiet, i resort to humming and exit the room with a delightful little bounce in my step... not the worst nervous habit, but people probably think im strange if they catch me doing it.

If you were my nurse I'd think you were cheerful and optimistic :) I think I'd think you were an open book and probably be able to talk to you about what might be troubling me! :) Of course some personalities clash tho