Today I had the wonderful opportunity to shadow Sue Crowley, the chaplain for the hospital. She started off by introducing what she does and gave me several informative articles about her field. Before we saw patients Sue showed me where the chapel of the hospital was. I must have passed the open door countless times and didn’t realize it was there! At the entrance there is a prayer box for patients and she collects the deposits.
Sue receives referrals for patients but mostly makes rotations on floors to see if she is needed. She tries to go to rounds three times a week to assess her priority as well. I observed her with many patients and I loved the sense of peace she gives off.
I think one thing that I liked most of this shadowing experience is the way she introduced herself. She is very open to all spiritualities and when she knocked on the door she said who she was and started a conversation about how everyone in the room was doing. She picked up on religious cues and knew when it was appropriate to offer to pray. I think Sue shows great compassion for all of the patients in the hospital and I enjoyed getting to know more about her job.
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