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An old friend called me to check on his brother at Brookdale( the hospitals) arent accepting visitors, I told him I dont work there anymore but I will asks friends I know that do,I was told he expired. I couldn't tell him and luckily he called me to let me know that he heard of such.
A 7y.o guatemalan boy called to ask about his father on my unit,I told him he was fine,at that time he was breathing on a BIPAP,I went and told him ( the patient). This 42 y.o patient rose up as if he was ready to fight for his life/ child,2 days later we intubated him,put him on the vent,he coded and we fought for an hour doing CPR on him,even though we are restricted from doing chest compressions.
He died and I cried. The hardest part of this is patients dying by themselves and the emotional toll of being family comforters over a phone.
An old friend called me to check on his brother at Brookdale( the hospitals) arent accepting visitors, I told him I dont work there anymore but I will asks friends I know that do,I was told he expired. I couldn't tell him and luckily he called me to let me know that he heard of such.
A 7y.o guatemalan boy called to ask about his father on my unit,I told him he was fine,at that time he was breathing on a BIPAP,I went and told him ( the patient). This 42 y.o patient rose up as if he was ready to fight for his life/ child,2 days later we intubated him,put him on the vent,he coded and we fought for an hour doing CPR on him,even though we are restricted from doing chest compressions.
He died and I cried. The hardest part of this is patients dying by themselves and the emotional toll of being family comforters over a phone.
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