I work as an RN at a large VA hospital and although my unit is not memory-care or geripsych, many of my patients are heading towards the loss-of-communication doorway. I struggled with the same issue when I first started here and have now learned to embrace the silent-but-present mantra.
Found you through your Graham Pardun interview which introduced me to him as well.
Billy, welcome to The Way We Practice and thanks for sharing your experience as an RN. I think those in the caring professions have much to teach us about presence.
I work as an RN at a large VA hospital and although my unit is not memory-care or geripsych, many of my patients are heading towards the loss-of-communication doorway. I struggled with the same issue when I first started here and have now learned to embrace the silent-but-present mantra.
Found you through your Graham Pardun interview which introduced me to him as well.
Billy, welcome to The Way We Practice and thanks for sharing your experience as an RN. I think those in the caring professions have much to teach us about presence.