Why witnessing death outside the hospital felt different
I’ve been a registered nurse for over eighteen years. I’ve held dying newborns, guided families through their loved one’s final days, and summoned hospital chaplains to honor last wishes and sit with families in their worst moments. In the controlled chaos of a hospital, health care workers know their roles, and there’s a crash cart three steps away. Death, in a clinical sense, is something that I know.
Or so I …
Why witnessing death outside the hospital felt different
