“We forget sometimes that stepping into patients’ lives when they’re most vulnerable is one of the greatest privileges of being a nurse.” – Erika Spadafora, Hospital Nurse 2. When I brought her her ‘dinner’ that day, she finally laughed and we bonded over the joke.” – Lynn Bruce, Hospital Nurse 4. They become a patient’s family when real relatives are not around, and often find themselves providing compassionate care for not just those in the hospital beds but patients’ loved ones, too. Ladies Who LunchHuffPost Partner StudioNurse Erika Spadafora noticed one of her patients had few visitors and often struggled to eat at mealtimes. While doctors hurry through the halls, sweeping from one room to the next, nurses are the more constant presence; they often sit with patients long after everyone else has gone home.

Source: Huffington Post May 31, 2016 04:07 UTC