Personal Narrative: My Professional Experience With Addictions

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My professional experience with addictions is minimal. When I worked as a registered nurse in an intensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital, I primarily worked with patients who had spinal, brain, and/or other neurological injuries. Many of the younger patients’ injuries, particularly those related to brain and spine, were engaged in risk-taking activities that frequently involved drug or alcohol use. As a result, some of those patients also received medicinal and/or various forms of psychotherapeutic treatment. I was not much involved with those aspects of their care but I was aware of it and witnessed several patients struggle through physical withdrawal. There were also patients who had been admitted to the hospital multiple times as a result of injuries (strokes) specifically sustained from drug abuse
In my personal life, I also have relatively minimal experience. No one in my immediate or nuclear family struggles with addictions (that I am aware of); however, a grandparent on each side of my family, along with three aunts (all sisters) abused alcohol or still do. I was not witness to much as a child or adult, but my parents discussed it when I was older, most often to explain why invitations were turned down for my siblings and me …show more content…
I know very little about how to help such individuals and their families; however, I have some insight to how real the struggle is. For example, one of my aunts desperately wanted to quit drinking and was very hard on herself when she relapsed, physically punishing her body. It was painful for me to see and I hurt so much for her. Knowing quite a few people that I love who struggle with addictions helps me to see them as individuals, just as worthy of my help as those without addictions. Despite my limited experience, I have friends who grew up with an alcoholic parent and the impact it has on their lives has been quite
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