What Makes Nursing Beautiful???

nursemelani · Feb 18, 2006

Running into a patients family member at the supermarket and getting a hug of gratitude.

Being told "Thank God you are here"

Being told "The first time I saw you with my daughter, I felt comfortable leaving her with you"

Most of my patients can't speak, but they smile when they see me, and one little boy used to cry every time I left!!

moema8 · Feb 19, 2006

the way we care for our patient, not only in hospital but the people around us that need most.... and you just gave them your help & best care...In times of emergency you still keep your composure...and the most is we nurses are flexible in all aspects. where ever we are. we can adopt and adjust and i think that makes nursing beautiful....:wink2: :idea:

jonear2, RN · Feb 19, 2006

The day you have to stick an elderly lady three times before actually being able to draw her blood because her veins are rolling all over the place and even though you have to call someone else in to try, the patient still hugs you and tells you you did a great job. Nuff said

jaix · Feb 19, 2006

hmmm...what makes nursing beautiful?

everything about it...the fulfillment of making someone happy...especially when a child hugs you and tells you that she's feeling a lot better bcoz of you... :nurse:

Works2xs · Feb 19, 2006

... the look of puzzlement/frustration/confusion/anger disappearing from a patient's face because of the explanation you took the time to provide...

... the breath that comes a little easier for no other reason than you spoke a kind word and relieved the loneliness that so often worsens the pain...

... a new dad's smile when you hand him his baby for the first time...

... the difficult patient that asks for you because you seem to be the only one who understands or gives a damn...

... and how each one of these moments is like God whispering in your ear that you made the right choice to be a nurse.

karnavati · Feb 19, 2006

hi jen,

I am doing my home work on the same topic and using the same thing.Hope we are not in the same school. What school do yougo to if youdo not mind?

Karnavati

Mirai Kangofu · Feb 20, 2006

We have a hospice resident who is almost 100 years old, weighs around 70 lbs from muscle atrophy, is constantly in a fetal position from contractures, sleeps all day, and looks and acts like a newborn baby. She's so precious and beautiful, but I often wonder what's keeping her on this earth. She cries softly whenever you try to move her, even as gently as we do, and I started singing while changing her clothes to calm her down. Unbeknowest to me, her granddaughter had stepped into the room and had been watching me. The granddaughter started crying, saying that in the years that her grandmother had been in the nursing home, she had never seen nor heard anything so warm and touching. I've been a CNA for about a month, and that's the proudest moment that I've had to date. This is especially touching since people often cover their ears whenever I sing. :clown:

KuteNurse, LPN · Feb 21, 2006

Nurses have a special job. Kind of a jack of all trades really. From doing little things to saving lives. I had a parent who had a sick child with gastroenteritis. The baby was very sick. The doctor told the mom to buy pedialyte. He had a busy day and went onto his next patient. When I walked into the exam room, I noticed the mother crying. So I sat down besides her and held her hand. I asked what was the matter. She could not talk right away, so I gave her a few minutes. She looked at me with the saddest eyes. She told me, her home was just burned down from a fire, her husband left her a few months ago and that she had no money to buy pedialyte for her baby. Well, the facility has a program that will pay for medication in such a circumstance. Compassionate care. I called down to the pharmacy and told them the basic story, I sent her downstairs and she received several bottles of pedialyte. Everything works out for a reason. God puts nurses in places for a reason I honestly believe.