Related: Caring, Compassion, Conflict, Critical Care Nursing, Death, Feelings, Patients, Prayer

Have I ever told you the story of why I left Pediatric Intensive Care?

I walked into work one day and one of our little patients went into respiratory arrest right as I finished getting report on her.  We spent the next 12 hours saving the life of this poor little girl.

The patient had been born with problems (though all these years later I have no [...]

Related: Prayer, Spirituality

A couple of months ago I wrote a post called "Spiritually Caring for your Patient."  I told you about my belief in the power of prayer and how I often pray for my patients, whether they know it or not.  Well, I saw a story recently that has given me pause.

There is currently a case in England where a home health care nurse offered to [...]