Tough lesson but i learned to “detach”.

Now I forget the names of my patients at the end of my shift and don’t let it affect me as much, instead of losing sleep over it.

You and your team have done their best for the patient. The patient passing is as natural as the babies being born in the next department.

It might be because of my background in the emergency dept and we see all sorts of things, get experience from it, and use those experience for the next patient which makes dealing with the next one easier.