TARA BROWN
DNP , CPNP-AC / PC , ACHPN , CCRN , Nurse Practitioner for the Children ’ s Integrative Therapies , Pain Management , and Supportive Care Unit at Hasbro Children ’ s Hospital
HOW DID YOU GET INTO NURSING ? I always appreciated the combination of science and humanity . While working as a bedside nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit , I was introduced to palliative care and the specialty really spoke to me . We can ’ t always change the outcomes of situations , but we can always try to improve quality of life and ease the suffering of patients and their families .
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WHAT ’ S THE MOST REWARDING PART OF YOUR ROLE ? A couple medical residents we once trained gave us a picture that read , “ Love first — everything else later .” They said it was the most important lesson they learned and I love practicing medicine in this way . Some days , my role includes dressing up as an animal and having a water balloon fight — anything to crack a smile on a child ’ s face . Another day it may be to ease the pain of a dying child or to hold a crying parent ’ s hand while they lie with their child . We are present during some of life ’ s most vulnerable moments and it ’ s in those moments you see how powerful and beautiful love is . The job gives so much more to my heart than it takes .
TELL US ABOUT THE CANINE COMFORT PROGRAM . One of our long-term teenage patients once said , “ You should have a dog on your team because I love when they visit [ with the hospital ’ s volunteer pet therapy program ], but they have to leave when we do hard stuff .” | | CONTINUED ON PAGE 73 >>
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