One Day we are on our patient audit for 3-11 shift in the next day in one of the hospital in the Philippines. I was called by our Clinical Instructor (CI) and I was assigned in a patient with full thickness burns. The patient was in the 50's . During our conversation and Nurse Patient Interaction getting the necessary health data and information of the accident there is something I feel inside me, It is very strange, something unusual, my heart beats fast, and then suddenly I saw the scourged Jesus in Him , the one that is likely shown in the passion of Christ. I saw in his eyes the suffering that he was encountering as what our Lord experienced during the time he was hanging on the tree of cross. I heard in his voice the agony and pain, like Jesus whispering in me "Come my Dear, come and comfort me" . I feel the totality of putting myself before the tree of the cross when our Loving lord was in HIS last moment of His life.
As the time gone by, I am enjoying the moment with my Lord, but I cannot bear the felling within , I want to cry ! I want to hug him! I want to say "Lord I love you please forgive me of my hardheadedness!" . But I must do the right thing, maybe if I did such thing he may encountered more injury because of the open tissue ; or maybe get insulted. I did not show to my patient the tears within my eyes. I didn't want to allow my patient to see the uncovered pain of my sliced heart.
I politely excused myself and run to the chapel of the Hospital, where my tears burst and my heart weeps. Once again I felt that I am placed on the time where the Loving lord was being whip by the sharp metals of the Roman soldiers. I felt the pain of being scourged, persecuted and left.
During the night I can't sleep . All my mind was occupied by the tender love of God to us. Giving His most precious son Jesus Christ. Meditating on the Paschal mystery of Jesus. The pain and the joy combined. Pain because of my sins, my shortcomings and my naughtiness. Joy for this treasured moments and experienced that HE (Jesus) unveiled to me.
I had served the patient with all my Best. Serving a King. I saw in him the Lord . My Master my Love my all! And that experienced was cherished inside me. The calling within the call as mother Theresa said was experienced by me.. Thank you Lord... Thank you Jesus!!!
if you think a dying patient's mental state should be comparable to the mental state of a medical professional reading an ekg, i don't know what to tell you.
i was not really referring to reading an ekg. i was referring to your "humor" below. never mind though because you are still a student nurse so you have not stepped in our shoes yet.
have you taken transcultural nursing yet?
perhaps the bro. op will see the virgin mary in his next 12 lead interp. yes, that st segment elevation and rbbb is a message for god!
Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.
Unless you have a sense of humor...
I personally have a GREAT sense of humor, as almost anyone here will attest. But even I don't find the mocking of someone's very personal faith the least bit funny. That remark was gratuitous and inappropriate, and trying to excuse it away by calling it "humor" is a pile of B.S.
Time to move on from posts responding to the message about "seeing the Virgin Mary in an EKG strip." Whether that EKG post was an attempt to be humorous, to take a poke at the OP, or to extrapolate the original message to a strange and somewhat disrespectful conclusion, the idea has run its course.
Further references to this detour are subject to removal.
Specializes in Psych, CD, HIV/AIDS, Complex Medical CM.
Staff note: Some separating of text done to clarify who said what.
the author seems like he might be on the edge of some psychotic episode, cloaked in religious fervor. Again....NOT APPROPRIATE!
Seriously? A psychotic episode because he made a connection--an internal connection, mind you--between the suffering of a severely burned patient and the suffering of Jesus?
YES SERIOUSLY!!!! This was certainly NOT internal, otherwise he wouldn't have run from the room crying, or been up all night thinking about his patient, nor would he have written this.I found this entire article very disturbing. Our job, as NURSES, are to care for the PHYSICAL and Psychological health of our patients. What I read didn't sound even close to that. It was a nurse who was having "religious dreams" about his patient! You have a nurse who 1. Has a POOR grasp of the English language.- I seriously hope that the reason this post is so disturbing is because the OP didn't have the correct grammer to get across his points. To me, this sounds like a very ethnocentric person who "SEES CHRIST"- As a non-catholic...I find this flat out creepy. 2. It talks about (again, in broken, hard to understand English) that he wanted to "Throw his arms around the patient"- In this instance, it isn't a giving the pt. a friendly hug of support....but an embrace filled with religious zeal. Don't get me wrong- I've had many instances where my interactions with patients has endorsed, or challenged my faith. But imagine how uncomfortable it would be if I submitted an article about how my ED patient "Embodied the FAITH OF WICCA_ MOVING ME TO SOBBING TEARS and making me want to go build a bonfire...." If I posted "Calling the patient During the night I can't sleep . All my mind was occupied by the tender love of God to us. Giving His most precious son Jesus Christ. Meditating on the Paschal mystery of Jesus. The pain and the joy combined. Pain because of my sins, my shortcomings and my naughtiness. Joy for this treasured moments and experienced that HE (Jesus) unveiled to me.
Sorry- this is NOT my faith, and the fact that he was projecting this on his patient seems wrong to me. I have no problems with a nurse seeing their care of a patient as a service to their higher power, again...I believe this might be directly caused by the words chosen. But I could honestly tell you, this entire post gives me the icks. I'm NOT catholic, nor do I agree with most of what is taught in their faith. It would make me VERY uncomfortable having this man care for me....and THAT is what makes this wrong.
I fully agree with you, and your original post. This behavior is very disturbing, and in my mind, I also fear that the OP sounds psychotic. This behavior indicates a break with reality, and oftentimes, when cloaked in the guise of religious fervor, it is overlooked. If this is the case it is not just the patients that are at risk, but OP himself.
However, your commentary on his English, when I believe he indicates he is in the Philippines in his profile or post, comes across as xenophobic and unnecessary. I think we can all agree that what is disturbing is the content of his post, not his grammatical errors. Pointing out " I seriously hope that the reason this post is so disturbing is because the OP didn't have the correct grammer to get across his points. To me, this sounds like a very ethnocentric person" and "(again, in broken, hard to understand English)" is uncalled for. His post wasn't in broken English,it had some grammatical errors, but not many. Nor was it hard to read, in fact the message was loud and clear, which is why so many of us are aghast after reading it.
I'm impressed by people that speak multiple languages, and I wish I was one of them. We native English speakers aren't better than anyone else. I hope that in the future, you can focus on the excellent points you made about the post/OP and leave the jingoism behind.
The anger in people who are anti-religion is comical to me. They spend so much time being angry and trying to pull anyone down into their anger pit. It's no way to live and doesn't seem the least bit ironic to me. I work in a faith baised hospital, there is prayer broadcast on the hospital speakers at 10 am everyday, there is a steady chaplain presence, and I can offer to pray with anyone I feel needs prayer. If they decline, then it is left alone. Our patients get great care and they love our hospital.
I fully agree with you, and your original post. This behavior is very disturbing, and in my mind, I also fear that the OP sounds psychotic. This behavior indicates a break with reality, and oftentimes, when cloaked in the guise of religious fervor, it is overlooked. If this is the case it is not just the patients that are at risk, but OP himself.
However, your commentary on his English, when I believe he indicates he is in the Philippines in his profile or post, comes across as xenophobic and unnecessary. I think we can all agree that what is disturbing is the content of his post, not his grammatical errors. Pointing out " I seriously hope that the reason this post is so disturbing is because the OP didn't have the correct grammer to get across his points. To me, this sounds like a very ethnocentric person" and "(again, in broken, hard to understand English)" is uncalled for. His post wasn't in broken English,it had some grammatical errors, but not many. Nor was it hard to read, in fact the message was loud and clear, which is why so many of us are aghast after reading it.
I'm impressed by people that speak multiple languages, and I wish I was one of them. We native English speakers aren't better than anyone else. I hope that in the future, you can focus on the excellent points you made about the post/OP and leave the jingoism behind.
Sir according to American Holistic Nursing Asso. "The practice of holistic nursing requires nurses to integrate self-care, self-responsibility, spirituality, and reflection in their lives. This may lead the nurse to greater awareness of the interconnectedness with self, others, nature, and spirit. This awareness may further enhance the nurses understanding of all individuals and their relationships to the human and global community, and permits nurses to use this awareness to facilitate the healing process.
Thank you for the word that you used to call "psychotic" . MAy God Bless you, protect you from evil, and bring you to a blissful life!
We Christian Nurses believed that Nursing is not only a profession but much higher stage a vocation. A vocation is a calling by a Higher Being (in Christian God) in order to serve Humanity without biased to color, race and religion. This is how we believe, this is how we stand for we are doing it which is to serve and to love for God's Glory! never with our own.
I would like to ask all of you with kindness and sweetness... Have you not think that all you did for your client is for money or because you want to serve... ?
The anger in people who are anti-religion is comical to me. They spend so much time being angry and trying to pull anyone down into their anger pit.
I can, of course, speak only for myself - at no point in reading or contributing to this thread have I felt anger. What I have felt is concern for the OP and for his patient. Some of that has since been assuaged during this discussion, though some remain.
Altra, BSN, RN
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Really unnecessary.