Nope, not a complaint thread!Had a new admit tonight. SWEET, SWEET, SWEET lady! I gave her a whirlpool bath, washed her hair, did really good mouth care. Gave her pain medication, then a back rub and treated a sore on her mouth. She smiled at me when I told her I was going to give her a break from me and said, "Oh, honey, I prayed for a miracle. And you, your my miracle, thank you." Can I say I walked out of there in tears?:)
diane227, LPN, RN 1,941 Posts Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg. Has 32 years experience. Dec 11, 2008 Events like this are one of the reasons that most of us stay in nursing. Diane
Bugaloo 9 Articles; 168 Posts Specializes in Med-Surg, HH, Tele, Geriatrics, Psych. Has 23 years experience. Dec 11, 2008 How sweet! I bet that made your night. Events like this, which are few and far between, make it all worthwhile!You are an
RNAnnjeh, MSN, CNS 210 Posts Specializes in Pedatrics, Child Protection. Has 18 years experience. Dec 11, 2008 How sweet!:wink2:
Keepstanding, ASN, RN 1,600 Posts Specializes in School Nursing. Has 10 years experience. Dec 11, 2008 you must be an angel ! thanks for that uplifting story. hope you have many more nights like this ! praiser :heartbeat
pink85 127 Posts Specializes in School Nursing, Pedi., Critical Care. Dec 11, 2008 OHHHHHH! I love that. Don't you wish we could have more of those!:redbeathe
nerdtonurse?, BSN, RN 3 Articles; 2,043 Posts Specializes in ICU, Telemetry. Dec 12, 2008 Okay, I'm a wuss, I'm sitting here sniffling.....I was walking down the hall one night, and heard singing from one of our double rooms. I go in to "shhhhhh" the singer, who I figure is the dementia pt in bed 1. Instead, I find the pt in bed 2 is sitting beside bed 1, holding her hand, and singing to her. When I asked her what was up, she said bed 1 had had a nightmare, so she was singing her back to sleep. Believe me, anything bed 2 wanted for the rest of her stay, we gave her; she asked for Dr. Pepper on day shift, and they sent someone to the store to get her one...
leslie :-D 11,191 Posts Dec 12, 2008 nice story, shay...esp working where you do.thanks, on my behalf.leslie
ShayRN 1,046 Posts Specializes in Corrections, Cardiac, Hospice. Has 18 years experience. Dec 12, 2008 I am sorry to report my sweet lady died today before I got back to work. They said it was a peaceful death.:redbeatheOn a side note, the night turn nurse heard her moaning last night and when she went in to make sure she was ok, the woman said oh yeah! I am not in pain, I was dreaming about Paul Newman, ROFLMAO! THAT is how I want to go....
