tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post4401240223224338698..comments2023-11-05T04:05:03.588-08:00Comments on A Chronic Dose | A blog about chronic illness, healthcare, and writing.: Nurses and PatientsLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392908564921877962noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-47069507984727026572009-02-17T07:15:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:15:00.000-08:00Congratulations on the award. Well deserved!Congratulations on the award. Well deserved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-49283489996949829922009-02-10T06:08:00.000-08:002009-02-10T06:08:00.000-08:00Thanks for the congratulations!Kairol, you bring u...Thanks for the congratulations!<BR/><BR/>Kairol, you bring up a really interesting point, and a good reminder about distance and questioning. <BR/><BR/>Farty Girl, I'd say it's not just a question of knowing as much as a doc, but having different kinds of knowledge, too.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392908564921877962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-76659373084764289142009-02-09T20:03:00.000-08:002009-02-09T20:03:00.000-08:00Laurie,Congratulations on the Library Journal hono...Laurie,<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the <I>Library Journal</I> honor!!<BR/><BR/>JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454649048120118507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-77090378331836914042009-02-09T14:38:00.000-08:002009-02-09T14:38:00.000-08:00I was surprised to discover, when befriending a co...I was surprised to discover, when befriending a couple nurses, how much a nurse knows. I think they have this stigma of being just the doctor's helper. But often times, they know just as much as the doctor does, and are an integral part of the healing process.Farty Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395840519336226791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-59352200100598605572009-02-07T17:31:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:31:00.000-08:00I too read this article in the NYTimes. It spoke ...I too read this article in the NYTimes. It spoke to the intensity of caring relationships between nurses and patients, but did not actually answer the question of whether or not, or in what circumstances caring could become TOO much.<BR/><BR/>I’ve had good nurses as comforting allies, who transformed my crappy hospital experiences into tolerable ones. I cannot think of a time in my own care when it was too much, but what leapt to mind were the words of Amilca, a 26-year-old leukemia patient whom I interviewed for my book Everything Changes: <BR/><BR/>“I remember seeing a sign at a nurses station that said, ‘Angels at work.’ How do you question an angel?” <BR/><BR/>I interpret her words to mean that while doctors may act god-like, compassionate nurses can become untouchable too. We need enough professional distance so we can question their choices.<BR/><BR/>http://everythingchangesbook.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-36380955058925677232009-02-06T17:30:00.000-08:002009-02-06T17:30:00.000-08:00Congrats on the accolades!Congrats on the accolades!Lyrehcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731508321420598343noreply@blogger.com