We are human too

And old as **** frail elderly resident in the nursing home I work in who was half dead the other night and has no family but the people who take care of her.

OP's post illustrates serious boundary violations. I can understand how this could be a tremendous source of moral distress in LTC when nursing staff may become surrogate "family" for their clients. Hopefully, the organization is providing support and guidance as needed.

Did you just called her an old orifice hole ! Then you kiss and hold ! Make up your mind .

I try to lay healing hands on my patients. I never ​lay lips on anyone!

I'm just wondering about all the hashtags. As far as I know, AN doesn't work like Twitter or FB with regards to the use of hashtags.

And I am not a fan of glurgy stuff like the OP that presents nurses as martyrs or saints or angels of mercy.

#justnursinghomethings.

#weepy

#justnursethings

#beanursetheysayitwillbefuntheysay

#veryrewarding

When you hope the medication is enough.

When you hope your touch is enough.

When you hope your nursing skills are enough.

When you kiss them on the forehead and say "I love you"

When they reach out for your hand and say they love you too.

When they tell you the pain has gone away.

Then I know I've done enough.

Then I know I can take a moment for myself

omg no. I don't know what's with all the # signs, maybe it's a code I don't know lol, but you have some severe boundary issues on the table here. Unless you are actual family with the person you are talking about you have no business kissing him anywhere and telling him you love him. Really crossing the line.

Signs of compassion fatigue?

This isn't FB/twitter/instagram hashtags are meaningless here.

This reads like serious professional/personal boundary issues. We are not surrogate family to be kissing "old as (explicative) patients". Especially in Geri-psych.