The ones who work tirelessly in Aged Care,. The nurses who help so many people into their dying with a comfortable position to transition and let go of the earthly life.
Moving on and leaving family, friends and loved ones.
However these nurses are at the forefront in their profession of having ALL their clints d ie.
It is what they do. They celebrate with joy and love the lives of their patients in care. They help with keeping the body functioning and the mind as joyful and free of cares and worries as possible, during this process of ageing and the last stages of peoples life.
Sometimes they get to know the person better than their own family because they are there, and families these days are scattered all over the globe. They form a vital relationship in this process of care to ageing persons who cannot any longer care adequately for themselves.
I have been talking to nurses about the loss and subsequent grief that can experienced in their jobs.
Traditionally the idea of creating "professional" distance for nurses has been upheld, often to the detriment of both nurse and patient. By not allowing for the natural formation of attachment and relationship.
This has changed especially as aged care facilities improve and we learn to respect the ageing process, and not turn our backs, on the inevitable trajectory of our lives.
Nurses who do or can be attached to patients/residents/clients in their care may experience a deree of grief following death. This loss is often experienced as pain and would be best validated and held in esteem rather denied and pushed to one side.
Grief is an integral part of the celebration of life.
We are all interconnected in our daily lives and in ways that are sometimes not evident.
Being able to freely express grief and loss takes us all a little closer to knowing ourselves as being One with the All and being compassionate to ourselves leads to compassion for others.
If your aged care facility would like to participate in this program please contact
Margo 0409476803
This program is educational , learning to share the responses to death and dying in a way that suits the individual. Education on the process called grief and loss and how unexpressed feeling states of grief will cause difficulty within the body with stress and or sickness. Nurses deserve the very best of care!
