After my long journey of admiring nurses, being accepted into nursing school, admiring hospice nurses, becoming a nurse myself, and then leaving Intermountain to join a Hospice Team... I'm finally here. I'm a hospice nurse and I CANNOT believe it.
I simply can't.
It's always been a goal of mine to be a hospice nurse. I don't know what led me to that idea. I've never done hospice nursing or had any experience with it, however I knew it was something I always wanted to do.
And I was right.
After my first official day, I can say that hospice nursing is exactly what I hoped it would be.
For the first time in two years, I'm excited again about being a nurse. And that feels really great.
Hospice is the nurse I want to be. I want to spend all of my time and attention on one patient at a time. I want to make my patient comfortable, pain-free and relaxed. I want to talk to my patient about their goals and their hopes for the end of their life. I want to help them transition to that point and be there for them through the process. I want to be a tool for the family as they, too, experience the stages of dying and grief. I want to be the one they call when they need advice or help. I want to know what my patient might like, hate and love. I want to know that patient and be their nurse for the rest of their life.
And I get to.
And that makes my heart SO happy.
Hospice and me are going to be a really great fit, and I'm really excited I'm finally here.
1 comment:
That's so great!! Congratulations!!! Anybody would be lucky to have you as their nurse. Good luck!
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