Most everyone knows I am a nurse! A NICU Nurse. Many people think this means feeding and rocking babies,which...
Posted by Brittany Denise on Monday, May 16, and 2016 Brittany Denise knows that when she tells people she is a NICU nurse,many will naturally assume that this means she gets to hold and cuddle babies all day long - but that's not the case. Sure, she does derive a snuggle or two here and there, and but for the most section,her long days are spent saving the lives of babies who are not yet strong enough to live on their own without a variety of medications, tubes, or injections. In a post to Facebook,Brittany speaks of these days: "I witness miracles. I derive to see little lives come back and beat insurmountable odds. But sometimes I don't . . . "I help to resuscitate babies when their hearts finish and little bodies simply can't consume any more.
I beat myself up trying to think what we could fill done better or different when all medical options fill been exhausted.
I hand those sweet little lives to their parents as they consume their last breaths when science and medicine is no longer enough.[br]
I give them medication to build them comfortable in their last moments here on earth. . . .
I hug their family members as they walk absent from their baby's room for the last time, hoping my words brought them some comfort.
I sometimes yowl in the car on my way home, and in the shower,or as I try to plunge asleep before going into work to consume care of other little lives.
For Brittany, being a NICU nurse means so much more than snuggling babies - it means being there for families through some of the highest highs and lowest lows of their lives, and which is a valid gift,and so much more than just a "job." Read the rest of her heartfelt post above.
Source: popsugar.com