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RE: A HOSPICE NURSE’S STORY: Death In a California Town
A truly beautiful story and you told it well. People who are not in the medical profession or have never had a family member die don't truly understand what the caregivers go through or the one dying. It is a noble profession but one in which burn out happens quickly. Caregivers need to take the time to be good to themselves.
Yes, self-care is stressed in the nursing field, but not stressed engouh. On top of the daily stress, many nurses (like myself) tend to judge themselves very harshly, like we’re never good enough, and all the other nurse’s think we suck. It messes with your head. I’m still debating if I will ever return to nursing.