who suffered from a chronic illness effecting her nerves and muscles that left her nonverbal, unable to support herself, or even swallow her own saliva. It was difficult to see someone so young living with such a chronic disability and it made me open my eyes to the handicap population in nursing. I have always focused on my dream of being a pediatric nurse that I have never stopped to think about the patients who are incapable of doing anything for themselves like L.V. Her visit was to pack her pressure ulcer which developed during her stay at the hospital. It was unfortunate that in the care of a health care team her pressure ulcers still developed which shows that she must not have been properly turned or cleaned up at the appropriate
who suffered from a chronic illness effecting her nerves and muscles that left her nonverbal, unable to support herself, or even swallow her own saliva. It was difficult to see someone so young living with such a chronic disability and it made me open my eyes to the handicap population in nursing. I have always focused on my dream of being a pediatric nurse that I have never stopped to think about the patients who are incapable of doing anything for themselves like L.V. Her visit was to pack her pressure ulcer which developed during her stay at the hospital. It was unfortunate that in the care of a health care team her pressure ulcers still developed which shows that she must not have been properly turned or cleaned up at the appropriate