We having a patient who declined quickly she was in a wheelchair threatening to cut my wrists at one minute and the next she was on hospice in a bed on oxygen and when we came to work today she had passed away 😢
Dealing with this has been hard on me mentally and I'm looking for advice!
It helps me to believe the spirit continues. Long ago I read "Life After Life?" by Raymond Moody. Moody interviewed 150 people who had undergone near-death experiences (NDEs). The book presents the author's composite account of what it is like to die.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNJxq4J5kYY
Be happy in knowing you did what you could for this woman. You were kind and patient and respectful. You may have been a bright light in this woman's day. In your career this will not be the last person who will pass on. Let yourself cry for them, then go on.