tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393440.post112547394562395553..comments2023-08-16T05:25:43.313-07:00Comments on Midwife for the End-of-Life: The Last Minute of LifeMelaina RN, PHN, MS, CNS, ACHPNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17368233415606799184noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393440.post-1687062052285560262012-07-11T21:36:14.115-07:002012-07-11T21:36:14.115-07:00i am dying , i lost my wife a few years ago , my c...i am dying , i lost my wife a few years ago , my children have there own lifes , but do come to see me , i am scared to die alone at home , but from my hospital stays i see the nurses are to bizy to give any care like this in our hospital , i have seen people die in there some with out them knowing till later . jonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804512491925046177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393440.post-74107707370902425792011-06-01T16:51:14.210-07:002011-06-01T16:51:14.210-07:00I think you showed a lot of compassion. By dimming...I think you showed a lot of compassion. By dimming the lights and turning the tv off I'm sure that made him more comfortable. The thought of dying alone is an awful thought to me. I hope I have loved ones at my side. If for some reason my family is not there, I hope to have a compassionate nurse like you. Cleaning the man's face and just being there, is more than his family was able to give him. We can't always chose where we will die, but it sounds nice to have someone hold my hand.Sherrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393440.post-73998582255782163202010-12-30T04:46:17.767-08:002010-12-30T04:46:17.767-08:00I was alone with my mother when she died in the ho...I was alone with my mother when she died in the hospital. She had been having some respiratory distress, even with morphine, so I thought listening to prayers would soothe her. I held her hand and whispered Hail Marys and Our Fathers over and over until she slipped away. Her PCT stopped in, noticed I was praying, then pulled the curtains for us. I felt the nursing staff, and even the hospitalist who treated her in our small community hospital, were very kind to us. Thanks to all who care for us in our weakest moments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393440.post-89031262431349316582010-03-21T19:37:22.858-07:002010-03-21T19:37:22.858-07:00I am a new RN and have had several pts die in my p...I am a new RN and have had several pts die in my presence. I hated the nonchalant attitude at the hospitals-it seems cold, and business like. I was also present when my fil died at home after a long cancer battle and I turned off the TV, gathered his sons and we all held a part of him as he passed. It was quiet, very quiet but peaceful and loving. I'd much rather be w/someone when I go, preferably someone who can give some significance to the event. The small things you did were beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com