No, But Really, What Do You Do?
Ever wonder what your coworker down the hall actually does all day? Any idea what your best friend's job is? Does your family know what you do? Most of the time, we have no idea what other people’s jobs really are. And whether we’ve known them so long that it’s too late to ask, or we just don’t want to look like we don’t know what they’re talking about, we often never find out. Well, now I'm asking, "no, but really, what do you do?"
No, But Really, What Do You Do?
Episode 5: Molly, Pediatric Nurse, Healthcare
May 6-12 is National Nurses Week and the World Health Organization named 2020 the year of the nurse & midwife, a fitting designation made even more apt by the world’s current situation. But what are the daily requirements of the job beyond what we’ve all seen on TV? How do you forge connections with patients and families in their most vulnerable and trying times? And what does it feel like when you see a recovered patient get to just be a kid again? Molly tells me about the ins and outs of working with patients, parents and the hundreds of other less visible but no less critical hospital staff who all play a role in offering the best treatment they can.
Happy 200th birthday, Florence!
Molly also shares how modern nursing has its roots on the battlefield, beginning with Florence Nightingale’s efforts to tend to wounded soldiers in the Crimean War. Take a moment to thank the nurses and healthcare workers in your life this week. They’re carrying on her legacy.
- About your job – 1:33
- About your skills – 21:24
- About your field – 34:24
- About your challenges and successes – 41:33
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For more information about the Year of the Nurse & Midwife:
https://anayearofthenurse.org/
https://www.who.int/news-room/campaigns/year-of-the-nurse-and-the-midwife-2020
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