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The poem emphasis on the face the what you see on the outside does not always reflect what is happening on the inside. As nurses we need to look closer

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the poem reminds me that everyone is more than just their condition/illness and that they have a whole life as well, its easy to be task-orientated, and forgot that you are not treating a condition you are treating a person, but its so important to to take time find the person behind the condtion

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This Reminds me of a lady on my last placement,  whilst she was on the ward, her eyes would light up and be somewhere completely different. Taking them moments to ask her about it is when she opened up about her life.

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This poem reminds us that those we care for have a story. Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in the day to day work in nursing and forget about who that person actually is and what is important to them. For me, time is an issue in getting to know our patients fully but it is so important when providing person centred care. I love hearing about the lives of those I care for and I always make sure to actively listen when they choose to share with me.

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It's a reminder that people can feel invisible in their old age, betrayed by their body and its restricted mobility so remember to treat people with respect and patience when delivering care

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It's a reminder that people can feel invisible in their old age, betrayed by their body and its restricted mobility so remember to treat people with respect and patience when delivering care

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I found this poem very sad. It is a reminder to look past the illness and look at the whole picture not just the illness. This poem make you think about past expierences when you may have not been very person-centred. this gives an insight to how people within a care setting may feel, or how they may think you view them. it made me consider how i am, and how i show to patients whilst caring for them.

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It's hard to say that you might have actively done this whether on placement or at your part time job, whatever you work as, just giving 5 mins of you time, to give the service/care they need, because you never know what they are going through of what they have gone through in the past. It's hard to say whether you have seen the person in front as a service user/customer, rather than another person like you, who has almost the same needs, as you, just needing a little more care and attention, to be able to fulfil those needs. I understand nurses are very busy, whether on the ward, or on the unit, and want to get things going, but it's also important to try and understand the person infront of you.

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It makes you realise to never assume anything. Always be open in getting to know your patients, there are so many wonderful stories to be heard. Behind every human being there is a wealth of knowledge. If you only have 5 minutes with a patient make every one of those minutes count.

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A very emotional poem! it made me think about always looking at the wider picture and remembering every one has a past that we might not know about. never judge, always treat people the same and be the caring compassionate nurse that we should be.

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this poem spoke thousands of words to me, my nan just died of dementia and i can only imagine how she was feeling. when the nurse wanted her to try harder it made me think that the lady is just doing her best, and her best may not be the same as the person next to her. i know time is short for nurses but giving an extra five minutes to not rush patients can do so much for them, it can help them feel like they are the most important at that moment, and truly that is all that matters to a patient.

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A wonderful poem, but so sad! It has definitely made me think and will always try to remember this when caring for people. Who were they before their illness that led them to hospital? What daily tasks of self-care did they enjoy? What things do they like?

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This poem is beautifully sad. It tugs on your heart strings and makes you feel like you could have been there for this woman and given her extra TLC to ensure she felt loved just one more time.
That being said its life that gets busy and time being short, pressures rising that strip away this compassion that we are all feeling while reading this poem when we are actually working. It is a great reminder to keep going and keep giving and keep seeing people for who they are even during these high pressured times. Without these reminders every now and then I sadly feel we would all be "not seeing" patients for who they are. I hope with each reminder we all get as individuals we share it with a fellow nurse to help them "feel and see" again and it will help it grow continually to overcome the other barriers to person centred nursing.

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A reminder to look for the 'spark' in everyone - there is always something that will make someone smile/laugh, something that can start a bond between you even with the hardest of patients. However old we are, whatever our reason for being in hospital, there is a past and a life before how we are now.
I often think to myself, how would I want someone talking to my grandparents, would I want them to be ignored, treated with little respect, handled roughly when they aren't being easy. I'd want them to be given that extra minute or 2, to be treated like a person not just a bed number

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"then open your eyes nurse, you're not looking at me". That line stuck with me a lot. Sometimes the days can get so busy and patients see us running around and they think that we only see them as an illness in a bed that we have to change/feed/treat. But it's so upsetting that some patients feel this way. It's a reminder to always treat people with respect and dignity and to treat them as an individual. They once were as young as we were, and its important to remember that everyone has the right to be treated with compassion.

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A very eye opening poem that gives insight and teaches us lessons about seeing our patients as a unique individual. There is always a person with a past life full of wonderful things behind the patient with medical needs. It made me feel emotional when I first read this poem a few years ago. Even now it is a reminder about getting to know the person behind their conditions we treat and aiming for a holistic care approach at all times.

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Most definitely thought provoking. It reminds you of the importance of seeing someone beyond what your first presented with as everyone has their own story and experience. No matter what they have been through or who they are they are intitled to dignity and respect at any stage of life.

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Makes me sad to think patients feel they are just a number and not WHO they are- they have lived and their current life is just as important as their past. sometimes we need to just take a step back, look, and think

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This poem is lovely ! I think it it a reminder to all of us that everyone has a story, and we shouldn't just seem them a a number in a bed. Getting to know a person can help us all in better care to our patients.

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What a moving poem. I will keep this and always look back. That is why brushing someone's hair, painting their nails, dressing someone in their own clothes and lots of other things that are everyday tasks to us are so important. They are people. No matter their circumstance. Someone's daughter, someone's Mum, someone's sister or friend. They have laughed, cried, bunked school, worn their skirts a bit higher than their parents would allow..............but people that should be seen

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I think this poem is a beautiful reminder that when we are caring for somebody elderly, or unable to communicate, we are only involved in such a small part of their life, and they lived so much before we came along. It feels important to me that we get to know the person individually and learn about their life and their past.

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I found this poem very evocative. It automatically places you in an empathic stance and alters your perspective because you’re reading as if you were the person. It also made me think of loved ones lost. It made me consider my own practice and whether there are lessons to be learned in terms of delivery of care. Seeing someone at first glance is very different to actually seeing their true pain or anguish. It’s really about recognition of the person behind the condition, in my opinion.