Nobody has ever said that nursing is easy and we all know that we should not form relationships with our patients that extend ast professionalism. However, we know lat this is not always possible. We can spend ours, days, weeks even, with patients and leir families and, despite trying not to, an nexplainable bond is often built between urse and patient/family. We all have those days when we get home nd wonder: could I have done anything lore? Or when we cannot stop thinking bout the families of those who have died or een given a crushing diagnosis. Even more 3, what do we do when it is one of our close datives or friends who is in the hospital bed? low do we deal with our emotions? As students, most of our experiences are appening for the first time. There will be the xst time you sit in with a patient and their rniily when the doctor tells the patient they ave an incurable disease. The first time that ou tell family or friends that their loved one as died. There are always cases that will touch ou and pull at your heart strings. There are ases you will remember for both positive and egative reasons, patients who inspire us with heir strength and determination to get over be current hurdle they are facing, or when ccepting a fatal prognosis.
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