Patient Loss

Hey all,

I have a patient that hasn't been changing much from Rx session to the next. I continually read the notes before each Rx because that is the protocol in place. I will admit that there were times when I felt like this was a waste of my time because things have not been changing with him. Last week I was reading his notes before seeing him and read that his wife of 60 years had passed away that day. I was extremely thankful that I had read the notes. I was able to go see him and treat him with the care and respect that he deserved to help him through the situation. I ended up having a 2o min yarn with him rather than doing Rx because he wasn't up to it. In the end he was very appreciative of everything. If I hadn't read the notes prior it would have been a much more difficult situation to say the least.

Brent