{"id":1821,"date":"2019-12-15T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2020-02-12T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T15:11:14","slug":"unexpected-advice-from-a-brain-injury-survivor-for-nurses-caring-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/2019\/12\/15\/unexpected-advice-from-a-brain-injury-survivor-for-nurses-caring-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected advice from a brain injury survivor for nurses caring for us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Blog is written by Michelle Munt (@michelle_munt).<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/files\/2019\/12\/Michelle-offers-advice-to-nurses-caring-for-a-brain-injury-survivor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1822\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/files\/2019\/12\/Michelle-offers-advice-to-nurses-caring-for-a-brain-injury-survivor-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/files\/2019\/12\/Michelle-offers-advice-to-nurses-caring-for-a-brain-injury-survivor-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/files\/2019\/12\/Michelle-offers-advice-to-nurses-caring-for-a-brain-injury-survivor-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/files\/2019\/12\/Michelle-offers-advice-to-nurses-caring-for-a-brain-injury-survivor.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/files\/2019\/12\/Michelle-offers-advice-to-nurses-caring-for-a-brain-injury-survivor-640x320.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nurses up and down the country are the backbone to society. You help us recovery from an extraordinary range of conditions and injuries, including some extremely complicated ones. Brain injury has to be amongst the most challenging due to the spectrum of effects it can cause. I\u2019m not medically trained so I\u2019m not going to tell you how to do your job, but I want to help you understand what it\u2019s like from the brain injured patients&#8217; point of view.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t remember that much from my time in hospital, but what does stand out to me was how jovial I was at times. Now I don\u2019t know if I was on very powerful pain killers which could have altered my mood (I don\u2019t think I was as I haven&#8217;t seen anything mentioned in my medical notes) but I would suggest that this type of response needs to be looked at carefully. Once I understood that my work knew I was in the hospital I was just relieved that they wouldn\u2019t be hounding me to do any pressing projects. In the UK we often push ourselves very hard when it comes to work and feel guilty on the few occasions that we call in sick. So, whilst many will be able to relate to my feelings of relief, this shouldn\u2019t have been my priority. It shows how my brain wasn\u2019t able to grasp what had really happened and what I was facing. Therefore, whilst this usually would be seen as a positive, I would suggest that it proves that the brain injury patient needs to be closely monitored.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure that in some ways I appeared able to understand some things. But just because I understood when I was told, it rarely stayed in my memory long enough. For example, I had a catheter and an enema when I was on a small ward with one bathroom. I decided I needed to use the toilet and dragged all this equipment (which wasn\u2019t on wheels) over to the bathroom. I could barely walk so I was using the stands to stabilise myself and I&#8217;m sure it took me ages to reach my intended destination. The door was locked as someone was already using it and eventually someone convinced me to return to bed. My exhausting journey had been in vain because I\u2019d forgotten, or failed to understand that the devices that I was attached to meant I didn\u2019t need to use the toilet. Thankfully I didn\u2019t cause myself any damage, but that was probably just lady luck deciding that I needed a break. Therefore, I would suggest that it would be vigilant to constantly check that your brain injured patient understands what is happening as every opportunity. I appreciate that you have a lot of people to look after and there never seems to be enough time in a day, but just be aware that even the \u201cobvious\u201d can be lost on the people who just minutes earlier seemed like they could Einstein a run for his money.<\/p>\n<p>As with most patients&#8217; brain injury survivors are keen to get home as soon as possible. Particularly high functioning survivors, like myself, will do whatever it takes to get home. That includes lying, and trying to find a way to cheat the system. We just want our privacy back but don\u2019t understand how getting home isn\u2019t necessarily the best course of action for us. I had to do a test to prove I could cope at home by making tea for my assessor, my partner and myself. I failed to turn the kettle on without help, and then put milk in the assessor&#8217;s tea then she asked for black. But the weirdest part was the way I transferred the blame for my error to her by saying \u201cno one has black tea\u201d. This was because I was desperate to get home and I didn\u2019t want her to stop me because of what I considered a minor lapse. Don\u2019t be fooled by this type of deflection tactic. I was surprised by how I had messed up and didn&#8217;t feel competent, but I wasn\u2019t about to say that. Thus, I managed to go home after just 10 days. I now accept that I should\u2019ve been more honest because I wasn\u2019t ready, but I lacked the insight to understand that.<\/p>\n<p>I know it\u2019s difficult when you didn\u2019t meet the person before their injury and therefore can\u2019t see the difference it has caused. Just remember we are vulnerable people but we are still fighting for control because we haven\u2019t accepted what has happened to us. We know we are as intelligent as we were before, but we don\u2019t appreciate that our brain is struggling to apply that in the way that it did before. That means we think we\u2019re clever and right, but all too often we have got it wrong. We might not realise it, but we need you to guide us and take charge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Blog is written by Michelle Munt (@michelle_munt). Nurses up and down the country are the backbone to society. 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