They also shared this video (not made by Strong) that really summed up why I am passionate about nursing. The video is a powerful reminder that every person has a story (get your tissue box ready).
Speaking of patient stories- you'll never read one on this blog. Here is why:
I love nursing. And I want to stay a nurse for a long time. The healthcare profession is serious about privacy, especially in the new area of social media. There are nursing blogs out there that are phenomenal reading. Some even have hilarious or inspiring patient anecdotes. During this new venture into adulthood I will no doubt write a lot about nursing, but I'm never gonna write about patient stories cause I don't ever want to even be in a gray area of privacy. You see- even if I take patient identifiers out (things like names) some people might try to guess the patient I am talking about from the unit I work on. Some bloggers get around this by saying things like "I once had a patient..." but that doesn't work for someone who has been a nurse for 2 days and counting. So you won't see anything even close to specific on this blog, but that doesn't mean I won't share thoughts, cause I'm sure I will. I will be putting these thoughts under the series of posts called "Notes on Nursing" (I stole the name from Florence Nightingale's Book in case anyone was thinking I coined the phrase)
Speaking of HIPPA, someone told me a great knock knock joke today:
Knock Knock
Who's There?
HIPPA
HIPPA who?
I Can't tell you
This is the best knock knock joke I've ever heard from you. Which (with your repertoire of knock-knock jokes) is not saying much. But for what it's worth, it made me chuckle.
ReplyDeleteSeriously cried over that video. Beautiful lessons to take from it, even for us non-nurses.
ReplyDeleteI don't intend on ever having an extended stay in hospital, but if I do, it will be my goal to get mentioned on as many nursing blogs as possible.
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