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iyanna
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What kind of experiences have you had working with sick people? what is something you know now? that you did't know beforehand?
Are there lessons you have learned working with sick people? How does it effect your daily outlook on Life in general? #doctor #career #medicine #healthcare
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Ashley Harris
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My experience working with sick people was drastically different than I expected.
I honestly thought I would hate it, initially. However, working with senior age sick people have actually been the most rewarding work I have done. I originially only thought of the nasty things you deal with (cleaning poop was a BIGGIE for me). However, my first day in it felt like I was just taking care of my grandma, if she had ever declined as could not take care of herself. The first lady I met was the sweetest, and most gentle person I had ever knew. After talking to her about her experiences, I was just in awe of her and wanted to do as much as I could to help her in her weakest moment.
Months within my first healthcare job (Assisted Living Facility Nurse), I found that helping people was my passion. I wanted to ensure people kept their dignity until the very end. Even cleaning poop became easy for me, knowing it was helping me accomplish my goal; helping others.
I honestly thought I would hate it, initially. However, working with senior age sick people have actually been the most rewarding work I have done. I originially only thought of the nasty things you deal with (cleaning poop was a BIGGIE for me). However, my first day in it felt like I was just taking care of my grandma, if she had ever declined as could not take care of herself. The first lady I met was the sweetest, and most gentle person I had ever knew. After talking to her about her experiences, I was just in awe of her and wanted to do as much as I could to help her in her weakest moment.
Months within my first healthcare job (Assisted Living Facility Nurse), I found that helping people was my passion. I wanted to ensure people kept their dignity until the very end. Even cleaning poop became easy for me, knowing it was helping me accomplish my goal; helping others.
angie azur
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Well, this is an interesting question...thanks for posing it, Iyanna!
What I have learned is that no one is sick. We are all having experiences, some of the body, some of the mind, some of the heart.
What I have felt from guiding people through trauma is that we heal. We all can heal anything we encounter. We are capable of so much love and so much forgiveness that we can heal ourselves, our families, and our communities.
I have found respect for trauma, that I did not have before working with others. Traumas help us grow, open, and see a different way. Experiences happen....we as humans can either stew on them forever, repeating them to ourselves, telling stories about them and keeping that pain alive - like opening a wound again and again...or....we can say to ourselves - yep, that happened, it hurt, it was painful, but now I am on the other side of it and it's time to heal. Healing is forgiving the self and others for trauma. And I've seen people heal from unimaginable trauma....it is possible! It is all possible! That's what I've learned.
Good luck to you!
What I have learned is that no one is sick. We are all having experiences, some of the body, some of the mind, some of the heart.
What I have felt from guiding people through trauma is that we heal. We all can heal anything we encounter. We are capable of so much love and so much forgiveness that we can heal ourselves, our families, and our communities.
I have found respect for trauma, that I did not have before working with others. Traumas help us grow, open, and see a different way. Experiences happen....we as humans can either stew on them forever, repeating them to ourselves, telling stories about them and keeping that pain alive - like opening a wound again and again...or....we can say to ourselves - yep, that happened, it hurt, it was painful, but now I am on the other side of it and it's time to heal. Healing is forgiving the self and others for trauma. And I've seen people heal from unimaginable trauma....it is possible! It is all possible! That's what I've learned.
Good luck to you!