thanks
Dad had been in ICU nearly 4 days before he passed (they transferred him to a regular floor the first night of palliative care as they expected him to pass). I went back upstairs to the unit to thank the nurses for their care and asked that they please tell all shifts that cared for Dad thanks and physicians as well. They seemed surprised. I know I always appreciated a kind word re my efforts at patient care.
My motto when I was working was treat the patient like they were a family member in terms of care. The real fiesty patients were definately a challenge and combative ones.. well, protect thyself!! Still all in all I loved working in this field.
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