Hospice Personal Narrative

Hospice This summer I got my first job at Hospice. Hospice has been a great experience for me and has really gave me a feel for the medical field. I am currently working at hospice and will continue throughout senior year. When I first started to work at hospice I had to do many duties and I became more responsible. I was assigned different patients and I got more as I became more aware of how things worked. I ended up with twelve patients and I had to visit and spend time with each and every patient everyday. Sometimes I had to spend the night at some of my patients houses to make sure they are doing well and to do little things they need help with as in cooking, cleaning, and guiding them to do different things. My job is companionship.Companionship …show more content…
I met many different people with different needs and helping them with each of their struggles has impacted my life in a positive way. I have got great advice from the elderly and have made connections with everyone in a emotional way. All the people I have worked with have changed my life in a good way. Some people do not let their sickness affect their daily lives and that is truly amazing. Our main duty as a company is that we strive for good grief. We want families and patients to know we are with them through it all and we do the best to make sure the families are satisfied with our service. We care for our patients in an emotional, physical, and financial cost. Families are very thankful for our services and we try to help them to make memorable times for each and every patient. Physically, we help our patients walk or work on activities to keep them occupied. Puzzles are a great way to help the brain and improve movement. I also took clay and put beads in the clay and the patient would have to take each bead out and that helped with movement and gain strength. I would bring coloring books or play music for some of my patients to help bring back memories from when they were