Your Life Is In My Hands

Credit to: www.blakelycarecenter.com

I am almost positive that a great amount of people sometimes wonder about the care of their lives when they are admitted or are visiting a hospital. They may wonder do the employees really care about their health, safety, and well being as much as they should. Is it all a facade that nurses and doctors put on to show that they care? Or is it really genuine? I believe the feelings that are displayed from the workers in a hospital are real because to perform a job such as those it has to come from the kindness of someone's heart because it is their passion to save lives anyway possible.

I recently worked at a Retirement and Health Facility for senior citizens and there were many different sections that made up the building. I worked in the dietary department. This department distributed different types of meals that were specially prepared to fit each individual resident's meal plan according to their health charts. These charts were always prepared by the RNs with the help of their assistant LPNs. In order for them to decide what kind of meal plan each resident needs, they have to pay close attention to small things such as the resident's behavior, change in weight, health conditions, and even things they are allergic to. To do such a thing takes time, cooperation, and patience because it is somewhat difficult to try to figure things out for an elderly person when they are almost helpless to you. Throughout my time working at the retirement home, I quietly and closely examined my surroundings everyday I was there. I always saw a nurse helping a resident in need in some kind of way. There was never one time I saw a frown on their faces as if they were annoyed or agitated with the hard times the residents were giving them. They always kept a smile and a patient attitude about the situations. Which is something that should always be done when you have an occupation as challenging as those. Not everyone can keep their composure while dealing with a wiser person who has now lost their memory and sometimes think you are trying to hurt them because they have no clue where they are from time to time. A resident explains her experience in a Personal Blog about a time she was admitted into a rehabilitation center to due her addiction of drugs. She stated that the nurses did not treat her like a “junkie” but instead they treated her as if she was a regular person with a terrible illness.

 

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Nurses, in my opinion, never portray themselves to appear that they are better than anyone. They are just there in the hospitals, clinics, retirement centers, etc. to lend a helping hand and create the best health result possible for those in need.