Penny Smith

I think so, yeah. It's not for everybody. But that could be said of any area of nursing. I would not want to be a pediatric nurse working with little kids. You think, they're so cute, it'll be fun. But when I was doing my clinical rotation in nursing school, I had this adorable little toddler. And I needed to take her IV out. And I was like, oh, she's so cute.

I think so, yeah. It's not for everybody. But that could be said of any area of nursing. I would not want to be a pediatric nurse working with little kids. You think, they're so cute, it'll be fun. But when I was doing my clinical rotation in nursing school, I had this adorable little toddler. And I needed to take her IV out. And I was like, oh, she's so cute.

I think so, yeah. It's not for everybody. But that could be said of any area of nursing. I would not want to be a pediatric nurse working with little kids. You think, they're so cute, it'll be fun. But when I was doing my clinical rotation in nursing school, I had this adorable little toddler. And I needed to take her IV out. And I was like, oh, she's so cute.

And I go to take her IV out and she's screaming bloody murder. And I realized that I'm the devil to this child. She hates me. So I think everybody has a place in different areas of nursing, but- I would say hospice, you can't be a shrinking violet. A lot of people have a different perception of what hospice nursing is. They love to refer to us as angels, which is just not true.

And I go to take her IV out and she's screaming bloody murder. And I realized that I'm the devil to this child. She hates me. So I think everybody has a place in different areas of nursing, but- I would say hospice, you can't be a shrinking violet. A lot of people have a different perception of what hospice nursing is. They love to refer to us as angels, which is just not true.

And I go to take her IV out and she's screaming bloody murder. And I realized that I'm the devil to this child. She hates me. So I think everybody has a place in different areas of nursing, but- I would say hospice, you can't be a shrinking violet. A lot of people have a different perception of what hospice nursing is. They love to refer to us as angels, which is just not true.

They like to say it's a calling. I could kind of say it might be like that. For me, it kind of was. But we have to be really strong. We're dealing with people at what is arguably the worst time in their life, but it's also the most sacred. So we have to have the ability to have the wherewithal to endure the hard parts, but also recognize the really great parts, if that makes sense.

They like to say it's a calling. I could kind of say it might be like that. For me, it kind of was. But we have to be really strong. We're dealing with people at what is arguably the worst time in their life, but it's also the most sacred. So we have to have the ability to have the wherewithal to endure the hard parts, but also recognize the really great parts, if that makes sense.

They like to say it's a calling. I could kind of say it might be like that. For me, it kind of was. But we have to be really strong. We're dealing with people at what is arguably the worst time in their life, but it's also the most sacred. So we have to have the ability to have the wherewithal to endure the hard parts, but also recognize the really great parts, if that makes sense.

I don't know if I would say that I have ever felt trauma. And I don't know that I would say my colleagues do either. The nurses that I've known that had trauma that were experiencing trauma didn't last in hospice. They left. I remember one distinctly that I worked with at the hospice care center who just cried all the time. And I just thought, why are you here if you hate it so much?

I don't know if I would say that I have ever felt trauma. And I don't know that I would say my colleagues do either. The nurses that I've known that had trauma that were experiencing trauma didn't last in hospice. They left. I remember one distinctly that I worked with at the hospice care center who just cried all the time. And I just thought, why are you here if you hate it so much?

I don't know if I would say that I have ever felt trauma. And I don't know that I would say my colleagues do either. The nurses that I've known that had trauma that were experiencing trauma didn't last in hospice. They left. I remember one distinctly that I worked with at the hospice care center who just cried all the time. And I just thought, why are you here if you hate it so much?

And she finally quit. And I saw her about a year later in the hospital. And she looked fantastic. And she was working in a dialysis department. And she said, I love it. It's the best job ever. I'm so happy that I did this. And I was like, okay, you know, it's just, it's not for everybody. I think if it's, if it's too trauma causing, then you don't last, you burn out.

And she finally quit. And I saw her about a year later in the hospital. And she looked fantastic. And she was working in a dialysis department. And she said, I love it. It's the best job ever. I'm so happy that I did this. And I was like, okay, you know, it's just, it's not for everybody. I think if it's, if it's too trauma causing, then you don't last, you burn out.

And she finally quit. And I saw her about a year later in the hospital. And she looked fantastic. And she was working in a dialysis department. And she said, I love it. It's the best job ever. I'm so happy that I did this. And I was like, okay, you know, it's just, it's not for everybody. I think if it's, if it's too trauma causing, then you don't last, you burn out.

Yeah, and I would say, like when you're talking about first responders and the trauma they're experiencing, that is very different than being a hospice nurse. I know my patients are going to die. That's the expectation. When you're a first responder, you're trying to save someone's life, probably somebody that's

Yeah, and I would say, like when you're talking about first responders and the trauma they're experiencing, that is very different than being a hospice nurse. I know my patients are going to die. That's the expectation. When you're a first responder, you're trying to save someone's life, probably somebody that's

Yeah, and I would say, like when you're talking about first responders and the trauma they're experiencing, that is very different than being a hospice nurse. I know my patients are going to die. That's the expectation. When you're a first responder, you're trying to save someone's life, probably somebody that's

been in a terrible accident, you know, and you're seeing some pretty horrific things, I would imagine. And even first responders that are responding to just a healthcare crisis, you know, their job is to save that person's life. And if they are unable to do that, that in and of itself can be trauma inducing, because again, That's what they're trained to do is to save them.

been in a terrible accident, you know, and you're seeing some pretty horrific things, I would imagine. And even first responders that are responding to just a healthcare crisis, you know, their job is to save that person's life. And if they are unable to do that, that in and of itself can be trauma inducing, because again, That's what they're trained to do is to save them.