Comments on: Death

By: nursefrey

nursefrey — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:30:07 +0000

I to have had my share of dying pt’s and it is never easy to comfort the family,I have decided that if it ever becomes easy its time to get out of nursing because I feel then I will have lost my compassion. I look at caring for the dying pt as the last caring thing I can do for them,and their family. I have experienced a bad hospice nurses caring when my father was dying from cancer and it was not a good experience she was very unprofessional and cold so from that experience I took away a good lesson on how not to be.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:28:14 +0000

Crystal, Oncology Nursing is so tough, isn’t it? I didn’t do it for very long–five months I think. But those few months taught me more than I think I ever learned in school as far as the human experience. I agree that one never gets used to the death and dying process…how can we when each patient is a complete individual? I give you lots of credit…I think oncology is one of the hardest nursing specialties.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:26:12 +0000

Karen I am very sorry for your loss. That must have been so hard on you and your family. I wish you all the best.

By: Crystal Healy

Crystal Healy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:06:58 +0000

I also have the job of dealing with the dying patient almost every day at work. I am an Oncology Nurse. People often ask me, “are you used to the death and dying process yet?” and my answer is… I will never be used to it, but I know that the patient is better off no matter how sad it does make me. We loose several a week and it does not get any easier with each one. Each patient becomes part of your lifelong experiences and In the End… it is your Family that you run to and hug… Just as you did!

By: Karen Vasquez

Karen Vasquez — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:26:46 +0000

Dear Deanna, I want to thank you for caring so much. My daughter lost her fiance to the ravages of cystic fibrosis last January. He coded and then spent 5 days in the ICU until it was determined that he was brain dead and we decided to pull him off the vent and allow his body to follow him. The wonderful care we all received from the nurses and RT’s will never be forgotten, despite all the technological needs that my son-in-law needed, they never forgot the emotional needs we all had, especially since Mike’s death was so unexpected at that time. I am also a nurse and saw nothing but the best from my colleagues in our time of need. Thank you again for caring so much, it’s that caring that helps families thru those very difficult times.