The love of life and family and friendsWhen I was training to become a nurse those many years ago now I can remember one of the lessons of being able to separate your feelings from your patient.
To be able to be a good nurse you could be sympathetic and show empathy to the situation but your mind and heart must stay separate to provide the best care.
According to the standards of nursing which each nurse practices and holds their registration of being accountable for one's actions at all times
There must be the line of a relationship that is always professional and that the patient's situation whatever it might be must not cloud your judgment.
It has been in my scope of nursing to be an online advisor to a young woman whose situation in life has given her many difficult times.
In other posts I have told you of our chats and my advice to her and to advocate that she seek help from a doctor or crisis center near her.
I am troubled as to her future as she trusted me enough to open her heart about what is going to happen in the next few months and due to her choices in the last six weeks.
The impact of these choices are so far reaching I am planning my strength of my advice on where it should lead for the best alternative for her.
Remember at any time that I give advice that is all I do, I offer to someone the ability to share what is happening in their life and let them unburdened and let go.
I have know way of knowing if what I say will have an impact , you are never judgmental in any way of someone's life style or choices.
We all make bad choices sometimes in our life and with them we learn . The lessons may be very hard and devastating that we feel there is no way out
That no one cares about us.
I ask this Holiday time to take the time to reach out to those in your neighborhood and local homes for the elderly, they need your time.
It is the most valuable gift you can share and be given back with the warmpth that will bless you.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
by Nancy Macdonald RPN
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