{"id":81127,"date":"2021-09-23T19:13:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/?p=81127"},"modified":"2021-09-23T19:13:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:43:42","slug":"las-vegas-nurse-uses-her-days-off-to-brush-and-braid-patients-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/las-vegas-nurse-uses-her-days-off-to-brush-and-braid-patients-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Nurse Uses Her Days off to Brush and Braid Patients’ Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This month, a nurse brought tears to people’s eyes when she went above and beyond her call of\u00a0duty and brushed patients’ hair. She did\u00a0this on her days off and inspired many in the process.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Las Vegas ER nurse Brooke Johns, who has worked with sick people for two and a half years, recognized that many patients are too unwell to tend to their appearances.<\/p>\n

She decided to do something about this and visited Southern Hills Hospital on her days off to help patients that have neglected their hair in the midst of their various health battles.<\/p>\n

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Caring nurse brushes tired patients’ hair on her days off | Photo: Youtube\/KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

HUMAN TOUCH IS THERAPEUTIC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johns\u00a0has been brushing\u00a0and braiding\u00a0patients’ hair for\u00a0five months<\/a>\u2014a simple act but one that has a far-reaching effect. She believes this human connection provides the patients with a boost that helps them heal.<\/p>\n

The nurse\u00a0shared<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“There’s something therapeutic about the human touch, as well. Human talking, human touching, it’s that connection that we’re all hard-wired for.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nurse spreads kindness by braiding patient’s hair as she sits in her hospital bed | Photo: Youtube\/KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A DIFFERENT PERSON\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johns began this act of kindness because one of her friends was sick\u00a0in the hospital. She noticed that her friend was too tired and weak to see to her hair. She assisted her, and after some pampering, she noticed a change in her friend.<\/p>\n

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Johns’ caring gesture has sparked a spirit of kindness within the hospital and has had unexpected consequences.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Johns\u00a0said<\/a>:\u00a0“She was a different person when I left that room.\u201d The kind-hearted nurse paid a visit to\u00a0Sierra Stein recently, and the patient revealed that Johns was the one who nudged her to seek professional medical attention.<\/p>\n

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On her day off a nurse assists a sick patient by tending to her hair | Photo: Youtube\/KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

NURSE MAKES IT FEEL\u00a0LIKE HOME<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johns’ caring gesture has sparked a spirit of kindness within the hospital and has had unexpected consequences. More nurses have joined her\u00a0endeavor to tend to their patient’s hair.\u00a0Johns also comforted\u00a0her patients\u00a0during an uncertain time.<\/p>\n

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Stein\u00a0stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID is going around, and there\u2019s a lot of isolation. You can\u2019t have visitors or someone to come in …\u00a0and to have someone just to be able to braid your hair makes you feel like you\u2019re at home again.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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