what_a_bird

I hope to become a burn nurse when I finish nursing school, do you have any advice for me? What made a good or bad nurse while you were on the unit? What could they do to bring you the most physical or emotional comfort?

I can't even imagine how painful it was. The worse I've ever had were 2nd degree burns on half of my hand and I was going bonkers.Congratulations on being strong enough to make such a wonderful recovery!

It really seems that a nurse can make or break your hospital experience. I'm impressed with the way you gave the nurse credit for possibly having a "bad week or something"... my first instinct when reading it was to think "wow that nurse is a bitch." I hope I never become that jaded and grumpy while on the clock.

I'm sort of glad to hear that the overall compassionate nature of a nurse made your experience better. In medicine it's so easy to view patients as little "experiments" and to throw this med or that med at them and see what works and it's all very detached. I chose nursing because I wanted to have a job where I could actually help someone through my personality and some good-old-fashioned solid bedside manner! Burn nursing seems like a very intimate form of nursing because you're spending so much time in contact with your patients and you need to help them as much emotionally as you do physically. I can't wait for it!

Thanks for taking the time to give such a great reply. I promise I'll never be that mean nurse! :)