Dealing with a difficult patient/family member

Certainly by this time in your clinical education, you have come across either a difficult patient or family member. Without revealing any patient specific information, please discuss the experience you had, and describe the way you handled or could have handled the situation. Here is a short video from a nurse describing her advice on handling a difficult patient, and this my help you someday in your own practice.  Check out this site to see a case study on how to handle a difficult nurse-patient relationship, and then share your thoughts about it.

Why do you want to be a nurse?

You may have been asked this question before, or this may be the first time for you. Why did you decide to become a nurse? Regardless of the fact that you may or may not have been asked this, please reflect on the question and post your reply. Search your soul before answering it, and you may want to view how others feel about nurses before you find your own answer.