Tag Archives: secondary trauma

Ode to a Leg

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

I have been a nurse for several years now, and I have grown inured to the trajedy and trauma that human beings go through. Horror at the sight of gore has been transformed to, on the one hand, anatomical interest … Continue reading →

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Do You Have Secondary Trauma?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I’ve been reading blog posts lately from nurses claiming to have PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) from getting their feelings hurt by management, basically. PTSD is a real and serious diagnosis not to be bestowed lightly on oneself regarding situations that … Continue reading →

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Coping With Bad Outcomes

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Nurses hate bad outcomes, but they happen. Our patients don’t feel better no matter how hard we work, they develop complications, and sometimes they even die. Then what? I remember a short section of a lecture about death in nursing … Continue reading →

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Self-Care for the Nurse or Nurse-to-Be

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I’ve been a nurse for several years, but my charge nurse had to remind me the other night to “take your own pulse first.” The phrase is generally a catch phrase in codes (don’t start running around; take your own … Continue reading →

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