When Do Patients Become People to You?

Not “the older gentlemen in room 214,” but Robert, the grandfather is terrified of his heart condition.

His grandson’s graduation is next week, and he PROMISED he would be there. He’s nervous and confused, and he’s trying to get your attention by hitting the call light.

As a nurse, you help every patient that comes through those doors. You travel down the path of everyone’s pain with them on this journey from hell. You listen with compassion to their cries, asses how you can heal, and make an educated decision in which how to guide them in the right direction all in a moment’s notice. They transform from “the older gentlemen in room 214” to Robert. They could be YOUR grandfather.

I know compassion fatigue is real in nurses; and while your training will have prepared you well for this role, giving so much of yourself over time can become exhausting if you are not intentional about caring for yourself as well. In psychology, desensitization is defined as the diminished emotional responsiveness to a negative, aversive or positive stimulus after repeated exposure to it.

You are a hero, and also a person that should be recognized for your will to continue helping those in need, day after day, regardless of the outcome. Now I want you to imagine another scenario…

A recruiter calls you about a job. UGH.

“How on EARTH could that be the same thing?”

When you get a call from a recruiter, they are not a person to you. They are a “thing that is bugging you to listen to a job you’ll never want.”

Yes, I know that’s what you’re thinking. That’s why I want to become a person to you.

I made this video to introduce to “that recruiter that won’t stop calling me.”

Do you know I remember the name of every person I’ve placed?

Do you know I’ve lost sleep over people who didn’t get the job they wanted?

Do you know that I LOVE what I do because helping you change your life for the better gives me purpose?

Probably not…because I’m “the thing that is bugging you to listen to a job you’ll never want.”

Actually, I’m Krista Whiting. The dog lover, the comedian, and the recruiter that isn’t too shabby at this.

Talk to me for five minutes and you can hear the passion in my voice, that I care to help you, and that I appreciate every person I speak with.

Every time I call you, I hope to add value in your life. Be it by a career change, industry insight, or just a laugh.

So there it is. I hope that I somehow transitioned in your mind from “annoying recruiter” to the “woman that cares about my career outcome in healthcare.”

If not, call me and I’ll be that person for you.

972-668-9868