tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520154798979493943.post3025754883688155729..comments2022-04-01T18:52:47.347-04:00Comments on The Kate Khronicles : Florence Nightingale I Can Not BeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046617324590266819noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520154798979493943.post-59700276319513760512012-12-23T11:08:52.470-05:002012-12-23T11:08:52.470-05:00I watched my mom become dissociative when she work...I watched my mom become dissociative when she worked in the NiCU. Watching little babies be so sick and so many not make it just broke her. I knew if she was this affected, I would be too. She loved her work and was very good at what she did. She worked ICU & CVU first,, then the NiCU. It was just too much suffering and loss for her to absorb. I know myself well enough to know that my instinct would be to absorb as much as I could, connect as deeply as I could, and provide comfort and love. It would be good for my patients and awful for me...Suzinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520154798979493943.post-29686238195270126632012-12-22T20:32:14.466-05:002012-12-22T20:32:14.466-05:00Suzi, I didn't know you thought about the medi...Suzi, I didn't know you thought about the medical field. I could definitely see you in that kind of role tho. You are a very compassionate person and very knowledgeable. You'd be an asset to the patients. <br />But I totally get the burn out thing and the difficulty in keeping a professional distance. That's a tough gig!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046617324590266819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520154798979493943.post-63527787146301542292012-12-19T22:33:47.958-05:002012-12-19T22:33:47.958-05:00A lot of people in the medical field do burn out. ...A lot of people in the medical field do burn out. I had wanted to be a psychiatric nurse until I realized I am not capable of professional distance and would burn out really rapidly...Suzinoreply@blogger.com