Sometimes

So I have spent a lot of my time on clinical placement wondering; Where will nursing take me?

The answer to this question is several things, but right now, it has been crossing my mind on more than one occasion that maybe Nursing isn't for me. I am finding it hard to get my head around the idea of not being able to save everyone. You just have to do your best and do the most for the most.

You get so caught up with your patients that you want to save them from everything. From falling at home all the way to reassuring them about a life threatening condition. Sometimes you can't be that person, you have to work with your colleagues and hope that they get the message as loudly and clearly as you did. You hope they can see where this person needs help, what would improve their quality of life, however, sometimes this doesn't happen.

Sometimes, patients fall through the net.

Sometimes we fail as human beings.

Sometimes YOU fail.