I came into work yesterday morning to find out that one of our OB nurses was murdered by her husband very late the night before. They were going through a divorce and he showed up at her house with a shotgun and did the very nasty deed. Luckily they aprehended him fairly quickly and he did confess - hope they throw the book at him.
The worst part of it was they brought her body to the hospital - and staff who were close friends worked on her but there was no hope. She also leaves behind two children. So sad...
Staff are very shaken, I brought in clergy as well as EAP (I am the HR Director there) but it will be a difficult thing to cope with. I thought I was pretty stoic, but woke up many times last night thinking about her. What a loss - great person and wonderful nurse.
The worst part of it was they brought her body to the hospital - and staff who were close friends worked on her but there was no hope. She also leaves behind two children. So sad...
Staff are very shaken, I brought in clergy as well as EAP (I am the HR Director there) but it will be a difficult thing to cope with. I thought I was pretty stoic, but woke up many times last night thinking about her. What a loss - great person and wonderful nurse.