Welcome to my week, you mean!

Raven · 11-21-2009, 06:06 AM

Wow! Out with the District Nurses all week. I have been going on visits to all the house bound folks in our 'patch' as they call it. Giving flu jabs, doing dressing changes, and changing catheters etc...
Some of the situations are so heart wrenching, I feel I can barely take it, then others are so frustrating!
And just about every other person we see offers us a cup of tea.
You see, we are the only outside contact they have. And company is company.
Then you get the ones who you want to wash your hands going OUT!
Afraid to kneel on the floor for what may crawl up your leg!

At the end of the first week (got 4 more to go) I feel so emotionally drained.

I can actually see myself doing this job.

along-for-the-ride · 11-21-2009, 06:22 AM

On behalf of those you visit, you are appreciated.

Peg · 11-21-2009, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

Wow! Out with the District Nurses all week. I have been going on visits to all the house bound folks in our 'patch' as they call it. Giving flu jabs, doing dressing changes, and changing catheters etc...
Some of the situations are so heart wrenching, I feel I can barely take it, then others are so frustrating!
And just about every other person we see offers us a cup of tea.
You see, we are the only outside contact they have. And company is company.
Then you get the ones who you want to wash your hands going OUT!
Afraid to kneel on the floor for what may crawl up your leg!

At the end of the first week (got 4 more to go) I feel so emotionally drained.

I can actually see myself doing this job.

I agree with AFTR. Although you may not hear it like you should, your work is so appreciated by some of these people and their families.

kazalala · 11-21-2009, 07:20 AM

well done, i hope you enjoy it and i kow you will get plenty of job satisfaction

Odie · 11-21-2009, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raven

wow! Out with the district nurses all week. I have been going on visits to all the house bound folks in our 'patch' as they call it. Giving flu jabs, doing dressing changes, and changing catheters etc...
Some of the situations are so heart wrenching, i feel i can barely take it, then others are so frustrating!
And just about every other person we see offers us a cup of tea.
You see, we are the only outside contact they have. And company is company.
Then you get the ones who you want to wash your hands going out!
Afraid to kneel on the floor for what may crawl up your leg!

at the end of the first week (got 4 more to go) i feel so emotionally drained.

I can actually see myself doing this job.

Betty Boop · 11-21-2009, 07:55 AM

My best friend is a District Nurse and they all do a wonderful job. She finds a lot of nurses come out of hospital work to have what they think will be an easy life on the district, how mistaken they are when they find out just how hard it is!
Hope you continue to enjoy it

Bruv · 11-21-2009, 09:50 AM

I have to say it, and my apologies before I begin for what I thought.

I thought you was an opinionated gobby mare, (you do 'get' englishisms, I seem to remember)
That is not necessarily a bad thing ....by the way.

But you can't be all bad.
You have just gone way up in my estimation.
I admire greatly people who can, because I know I couldn't.

Hope you enjoy your job for many years.....good on you.

oscar · 11-21-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

Wow! Out with the District Nurses all week. I have been going on visits to all the house bound folks in our 'patch' as they call it. Giving flu jabs, doing dressing changes, and changing catheters etc...
Some of the situations are so heart wrenching, I feel I can barely take it, then others are so frustrating!
And just about every other person we see offers us a cup of tea.
You see, we are the only outside contact they have. And company is company.
Then you get the ones who you want to wash your hands going OUT!
Afraid to kneel on the floor for what may crawl up your leg!

At the end of the first week (got 4 more to go) I feel so emotionally drained.

I can actually see myself doing this job.

Sending you big hugs

Your the backbone of the NHS... bless you.

I know how hard It is. I have two sisters who are staff nurses... One in Brighton... One in Essex. I have a niece who is a nurse in Worthing Hospital as well. They are permanently shattered.

11-21-2009, 06:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Raven Chatelaine of the Keep Supporting Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Essex, innit! Posts: 3,867	Welcome to my week, you mean! Wow! Out with the District Nurses all week. I have been going on visits to all the house bound folks in our 'patch' as they call it. Giving flu jabs, doing dressing changes, and changing catheters etc... Some of the situations are so heart wrenching, I feel I can barely take it, then others are so frustrating! And just about every other person we see offers us a cup of tea. You see, we are the only outside contact they have. And company is company. Then you get the ones who you want to wash your hands going OUT! Afraid to kneel on the floor for what may crawl up your leg! At the end of the first week (got 4 more to go) I feel so emotionally drained. I can actually see myself doing this job. __________________ *~Quoth the Raven, Nevermore!~*
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11-21-2009, 06:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
along-for-the-ride Senior Member Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: on the road of life Posts: 6,551	Re: Welcome to my week, you mean! On behalf of those you visit, you are appreciated. __________________ Life is a Highway. Let's share the Commute.
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kazalala original FOCer Supporting Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sunderland UK Posts: 3,301	Re: Welcome to my week, you mean! well done, i hope you enjoy it and i kow you will get plenty of job satisfaction __________________ FOC THREAD PART1 In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Betty Boop Cardi Goddess!! Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cornwall Posts: 11,322	Re: Welcome to my week, you mean! My best friend is a District Nurse and they all do a wonderful job. She finds a lot of nurses come out of hospital work to have what they think will be an easy life on the district, how mistaken they are when they find out just how hard it is! Hope you continue to enjoy it __________________ Have you ever seen a flower down Sometimes angels skip around And in their blissful state of glee Bump into a daisy or sweet pea. ~Jessi Lane Adams
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Bruv Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kent..... South East England Posts: 602	Re: Welcome to my week, you mean! I have to say it, and my apologies before I begin for what I thought. I thought you was an opinionated gobby mare, (you do 'get' englishisms, I seem to remember) That is not necessarily a bad thing ....by the way. But you can't be all bad. You have just gone way up in my estimation. I admire greatly people who can, because I know I couldn't. Hope you enjoy your job for many years.....good on you. __________________ I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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