Does the person who would make medical decisions for you know the answer to all of these questions? Unfourtunately, I am frequently in situations where the person making the decisions does not know their loved ones wishes. Please don’t put your loved one in a situation where they are wondering if they are doing the right thing for you or not ❤️

A story that helped me with my fear of death from my book “The In-Between” 📖 I hope y’all like the longer form content! I’d love to do some longer stories here and answer questions throughly #hospicenurse

I hope y’all like it as much as I do. I’d love to share what I’ve been doing to restart my life if y’all would like to see some of that sprinkled into my regular content 💕

The reality is, not every patient is going to be your best friend right away (or sometimes at all). Here’s a few strategies I use to calm the situation + a story about a patient of mine. Always remember however, that you don’t have to “take it.” Your mental health matters & it is always okay and appropriate to speak to your manager about being reassigned if you feel uncomfortable in anyway.

I hate when I see comments about chronic pain patients “looking fine” and nurses deciding to withold prescribed medication. This is my analogy for chronic vs acute pain. P.s. since I filmed this, I have moved the mirror away from the breaker box. Someone very kindly informed me how dangerous that was last time I posted it 🙂 #chronicpain