Compassion Fatigue

One of the nurses came around and had told her parents that their daughter was not doing well and had a seizure during the

Tuesday: I attended a bed unit meeting. After the meeting I assisted my site coordinator by sorting and filing papers into a binder. Once this task was complete I created welcome kits for the department. After this was complete I attended a Mercy Health Leadership meeting in which I was able to learn about future plans for Mercy Health St. Marys. Lastly I filled isolation carts on the unit.

When I read this story the only thing I could think about was bravery, and how one man risked his life for what he thought was right. This story follows a medical resident doctor who traveled to Gettysburg for a casual getaway. On his car ride home, he witnessed a horrific car crash right before his eyes. The small pickup truck in front of him was struck in a violent collision by a Ford Bronco during its attempted left turn. While the driver of the Bronco seemed relatively unscathed, the driver of the pickup suffered the brunt of the accident.

The Women, Infant and Children (WIC) target nutritionally at risk, low income, pregnant, postpartum women, infants and children under 5 years old. They offer vouchers for healthy foods such as milk, eggs, fruits, vegetables, peanut butter, canned or dry bean and peas and whole bread. Pamphlet, other health agency referrals and word of mouth is the main advertisement. Senior and Family Services offers an array of services in their facility from adult day care, bingo, bible study, fitness, crafts and so much more. They also provide in-home service such as homemaker services, attendant care service and respite services through the CHOICE program or private pay.

In Chapter seven of our book Burnout and Compassion Fatigue it discusses the symptoms of compassion fatigue which I witnessed in Beth; anger, sadness, grief, anxiety, depression, physical fatigue, and irritability just to name a few. She had been caring for her dad prior to her marital break up. Her brother, Jay, suffered for a long time with dialysis treatments and Beth listened to him and consoled him through it all. Her marriage was falling apart to spite her efforts at couples counseling. She had so much of herself invested in the people she cared for and loved.

All nurses and workers at this facility are taught to be mandated reporters. In other words, if any type of abuse is present it will be reported as soon as possible. However, that does not mean that all CNAs or nurses treat the residents the same way. Some of the certified nursing assistants[CNA]s at our facility were clearly in the wrong field of work, for some did not truly care for the residents. Some CNAs do not give residents enough time in the mornings or throughout their day to make their own decisions, but many times you cannot blame the CNAs.

It is at no charge to the participants and is able to offer the children and their families’ social services, health, and education. • Child Care Tax Credits are able to diminish the amount of income tax that families owe. Which will also help them get a sizable tax refund. Child care tax credits are made able to and “…taken by over 6 million taxpayers” (Inequality Showdown). The idea and the way that this program works is by giving back money to the families that paid out of pocket for their children to be in some type of child care or early education program.

The lady then looked at the paper and realized it was wrong and started to laugh and said “ I am so sorry I wrote the wrong one down.” I knew that if I didn 't notice the papers they would have done surgery on my right knee instead of the left knee. I was moved to another room where other people were surrounded by nurses getting prepared for surgery. The moment I was stationed in my room I was surrounded by different nurses. There was the anesthetic nurse, the head nurse, the assistant nurses and even the nurses that are in training.

This decision would later prove to be an extensively awful one. The nurse made the same bad decision. She decided to help the young couple. She knew they barely knew each other yet helped them out anyway. The adults should have acted mature and held their ground.

Due to food-insecurity, children around the world are suffering from malnourishment. Many children, unfortunately, come from low-income families, which turn to government-funded programs such as WIC. Food-insecurity impacted children mentally and physically. Food-insecurity can cause chronic diseases, obesity, and behavior problems.

Nurses are typically a target in these situations because they are consistently in contact with the patient throughout their shift. When nurses interact with patients, their actions and reactions to certain circumstances can, most of the time, determine the next interaction with the patient. The behavior of the nurse and the patient are essential at this step, as negativity from one person can cause negative behavior as a response from the next person. Nurses cannot control the actions and behaviors of others; however, they can

If it wasn’t for her constantly visiting family her dressings would never be changed every few hours like they should be. A nurse drops a tray of food on grandma’s nightstand which consists of off brand ravioli, peas, and pears from a can. Grandma takes a few bites and won’t eat anymore saying “it isn’t good.” Grandma’s 94 year old roommate Lizzie asks for help with every meal but the nurses ignore her. Nurses come back an hour after distribution and take half eaten meals to be thrown away.

At that moment, I thought about the error that had happened and I was in charge of it. When I saw the bleeding, I felt extremely upset and asked myself what was the cause of this error? I remember that my feeling was a mixture of confusion, anger and impotence. Because others considered me as an expert and responsible nurse, they did not judge me based on a mistake and I thought they just felt empathy. Professional competency and correctness were my values in relation to this event which are part of my professional values as a

The nurse calmed me down handed me a revolting blue polka dot gown and asked me to change into it and gave me a warm blanket she said: “room Red # 3 the doctor will be with you shortly Ms. Ashley feel

When I was volunteering at N.Y.P.Q., I was a wanderer. I volunteered on both the fifth and fourth floor at one point and they each had their ups and downs when it concerns the patients. The reason is because they are both involved with patients who are either confused on where they are or feel the need to leave because they believe that they don’t belong in the hospital when they really do. There was a time when a male patient was admitted onto the fifth floor. He has been to this hospital multiple times for every procedure he ever needed and the reason is because his father used to work in the hospital on the boards.