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I was working as a nurse practitioner at a local hospital, new graduate with a large physician group. Two months into my new position I was told that a woman was dying and her family evidently had the audacity to want her fed. I commented that if she was dying what harm would it do to provide basic necessities like food and water. I was told that if she did not get it she would die sooner, that being the goal. I then questioned if that was our job. I was then forced to call the gastroenterologist about tube feeding placement who scoffed at my request and I had no details as this was not my patient, it was just for my humiliation. Later than evening the internist was commenting on my good rapport with patients, good documentation and overall good job. Next day I was out of a job. Very hard on a new grad to be fired. They had multiple excuses.
Nurse Practitioner Martha M.
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