working in a pediatric hospital is depressing

justjoshingu

granted, its always sad to see someone sick and dying. but with kids, its unexpected and almost never their fault.

and people abuse kids.
and children having children have sick children
and dont give kids french frys.....ever....

listen to your obgyn for prenatal health care!

if you have a kid who died from some rare genetic disease, dont have another kid just to replace that one. its not really Replacing the old one, and this one is just as likely to have the same problem.

the good times are when the kids that have like 1% chance of living beat the odds and make a recovery. like in a rollover car accident that left his brain trying to go down his throat and luckily, luckily, luckily (as in nothing we did or could have done) it didnt. well, actually had the doctors not done something it would have killed him, but i digress...

sigh :(

illegal pants

:(

i'm so sorry you have to deal with this day to day, there is no easy way about it.. thank you for helping these angels

it's just all too sad for those so young to be exposed to such pain, i wish.. oh i wish i wish i wish...

urbanhippie

A couple of Christmas' ago I worked in Children's Cancer Unit for about 8 weeks. It was the happiest place I've ever worked. Granted, some times were hard and some days were sad and difficult, but overall, the sheer bravery and optimism of the kids I nursed humbled me. I felt proud and priviliged to be part of their lives.

josevolution

my wife is the pediatric educator for nurses on the intensive care unit in her hospital so yeah i hear all the horror stories but i also hear about the miracles that happen every single day too ....

JordyWordy

you have one of the most important, noble & proud jobs their is to have.

fair play to you for putting yourself through it and helping them.