Becoming part of the nursing world is not easy, because you need to have the courage and desire to help the community move forward.
Keila Torres, Professional Critical Care Nurse at the Oncological Hospital of Puerto Rico, Dr. Isaac González Martínez. Photo: Journal of Medicine and Public Health. Yolimarian Torres.
In the intensive care unit of the Puerto Rico Oncology Hospital, Dr. Isaac González Martínezthere are dozens of professionals who give their best every day to protect the lives of their patients.
On this occasion, we reached this area, and were able to meet Keila Torres, intensive care nursewho at first glance appears to be a loving and committed woman, not only with her patients, but also with her family.
Keila wanted to share her life story and how being in this area of the health center has allowed her to see miracles for her patients and the gift of their presence for their families.
According to this dedicated healthcare professional, the patient sees the nurses as part of his family, as they are there, shaking hands and exuding trust when they are present. In turn, they give them the support they seek in what the patient needs and seeks “in addition to healing his condition, he also seeks healing in his soul, in his heart, he seeks tranquility, and that is what we seek in this holiday season.”
family and work
With tears in her eyes, sensitive to her reality, Keila admits that many times she has put her ailments aside when she sees her patients have diseases that have no cure or that it takes away a part of who they are as a person.
This is why he underlined that his work is fundamental because “the patient needs me, because if I don’t come, if there is no one to take care of him, he has no hope of being able to cope with his illness, his pain, that’s what I understand that motivates me.”
She explained that her shifts are long and she has many sacrifices, but she is full of courage and pride in seeing how what she does bears fruit in her children and family members, motivating her to continue with each and every thing she does.
He acknowledges with satisfaction that his family is one of the biggest motivators, as he sees the patient and sees the family behind him, where empathy towards the other means that when he feels he can’t take it anymore, he remembers that his job has a invaluable and makes a difference to the patient in need.
Keila underlines that being a nurse is not easy, because you need to have the courage and desire to help the community in its health, which requires a constant sacrifice of time and dedication, where you have to put aside everything external and think only of health of their patients.
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