Susan Rambles: A Nurse's Heart: There used to be an era...
Availabl e on Substack. A nd it's free! From Susan’s journal - August 28, 2021 I had a compassionate nurse's heart once upon a time. As a patient, you would hope for a kind and loving person who sees and takes care of your every need without having to be asked. When you don’t feel well, it can be difficult to ferret out what you actually need. That's when a good nurse can step in and be their intuitive, competent self. To just know what needs doing and do it. I was that nurse. Until I wasn't. Somewhere along the way my good nurse's heart got killed. Oh, I still went through the motions; I doubt any of my patients ever knew I was faltering. But as my caring heart dwindled, it became harder and harder to pretend to myself that I was okay. That this way of being was okay. Looking back over my 35 years of nursing, it is a mingle of joy and regret. How could I have done it better? Regarding my patients, I feel at peace as I always did my u...