Amy . . .

What would you like to know? I am fun, but crazy. I have a most perfect husband, and 2 cats named Samson and Delilah. We are presently working on adopting a little girl from China and have a separate blog for that. I am a Christian and am working on a better relationship with him. I live in the Atlanta area and love sharing stories with people. I am also a pediatric nurse and I love it! I love to talk and meet new people and I love Disney Cruising

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Parents guilt

My heart goes out to a patients father tonight. In what was clearly an accident, this patient has a mild skull fracture. You would never know it as she is the most cheerful, happy 5 year old. This poor dad has asked me to come in their room every 15 minutes all night wondering if she was okay. NOthing I said could take away his worry and concern. It was an accident, not very traumatic for the child, but for the parent, its going to take a while for this to go away. This child is so stinkin funny, I cant believe they admitted her.

I wish I could have helped the father more......
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

That you kept going in to assure him was a great comfort I am sure.

5:13 AM
TeaMouse said...

There's nothing worse than parent guilt - and seeing your child hurt is hard, especially if it was the result of an accident. You'll always wish you could have prevented it.

8:03 AM
Kat said...

I have to give props to nurses like you that go above and beyond. when my son was in NICU it was the nurses that helped me stay sane.

8:13 AM
Frazzled Farm Wife said...

I'm sure you helped him more than you think! Good for you for being so concerned...if I had to have a nurse, I would want one like you!

9:52 AM
Jillie Bean (AKA Bubba's Sis) said...

You're a great nurse and a wonderful person. Take comfort in knowing that you brought some comfort to them...

11:36 AM

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