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CBHD: Two Episodes in the Life of a Certified Nursing Assistant by Frederick Bernardo These two episodes (one short narrative and one poem) concern my experiences working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) and one of the greatest lessons I feel have learned through this job: serving and loving people as people, just as God does. These events described, are certainly true events as are my thoughts and convictions concerning them. Writing these narratives, or episodes, was quite refreshing in a way because the bioethical issues they address (personhood and the responsibility of healthcare workers) seem to be receiving diminished attention in light of the seemingly more pressing bioethical issues of the day (i.e. stem cell research, genetics, and the cloning debate). More importantly, though, I felt a real sense of fulfillment in writing these narratives because I realized that in the five and a half plus years that I have worked as a C.N.A., I seldom stopped and thought about what lessons I may need to be learning through this work. As King David was blessed with time alone with a flock, I have been blessed with time alone with residents. "Alone" "Any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee." --John Donne By the time I was in high school, I had already accompanied two friends as they mourned the loss of their mothers to cancer. Full Article: http://www.cbhd.org/resources/healthcare/bernardo_2004-04-02.htm |
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