Male Nurse Crying!!

[lightseeker]

Hi guys,

As I was reading one of the posts about this nurse's first encounter of a patient demise and how she couldnt control her emotions and started crying, I became curious of the following:

1. How did you handle such a situation, demise of a patient you cared?
2. Did you cry? If you cried, did you go to a private place and cry while controlling yourself in front of others? If you did not cry, what was your feeling at that time?

While I usually do not cry, I believe I would cry if I am deeply affected emotionally but in a private place (I guess it is the male thing in me...lol)

Want to hear your thoughts/comments....

[twelvetreeez]

You must work on med-surg, not much action ehh? I saw two just yesterday, an OD, and a PE; both under 50 yrs old. You will eventually become numb to it. The only thing you never develop any numbness for are children and the families of the deceased. As a whole, I guess angry is the emotion I have experienced mostly. For instance, last year we did a thoracotomy on a gentleman who was car-jacked and shot five times......in front of his kids no less. His kids can probably still see it vividly as if it happened ten minutes ago. Now thats f#%$in sad.

Originally Posted by lightseeker

Hi guys,

As I was reading one of the posts about this nurse's first encounter of a patient demise and how she couldnt control her emotions and started crying, I became curious of the following:

1. How did you handle such a situation, demise of a patient you cared?
2. Did you cry? If you cried, did you go to a private place and cry while controlling yourself in front of others? If you did not cry, what was your feeling at that time?

While I usually do not cry, I believe I would cry if I am deeply affected emotionally but in a private place (I guess it is the male thing in me...lol)

Want to hear your thoughts/comments....