Lived Experiences: A Nursing Case Study

AJ specific stressors involved the growing restriction to function as a wife and mother due to bed rest obligations. She expressed guilt, anxiety, and despair. She feels there has been a recent loss of emotional connection with her husband, MJ. She also expressed financial worries and remorse for not being able to work and help MJ support the family. Specific stressors for MJ included his concern for AJ’s, unborn baby’s, and LJ’s health. MJ also expressed financial restraints due to being the only one employed. He also expressed that maybe the second pregnancy may have come too soon. The parents and the nurse perceived that LJ’s diagnosis of Sickle Cell and financial concerns were the major general stressors. Both parents conveyed strong fear of the unknown future and health outcomes of the family (Kaakinen, Gedaly-Duff, Coehlo, & Hanson,

I believe as a Midwifery Student at Australian Catholic University (ACU) that childbirth is a natural life process. Within my philosophy, my aim is to provide a women-centred care based on evidence- based practice. Also the importance of supporting women with cultural variation, social circumstance and understanding other specific needs throughout the woman’s pregnancy. The women-centred care is an essential quality to a midwife as it ensure that the women is educated in healthy lifestyle choices within pregnancy, childbirth and during parenthood. This relationship of “women-centred care” is the key to midwifery practices as Australian College of Midwives (2009) refers to the philosophy of maternity care that promotes a holistic approach by recognising each women’s social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cultural needs. In retrospect, it is important to reflect on your past experiences during your midwifery practice but also your life beyond midwifery.

The delightful and creative use of words by Cathy Song paints a very vivid picture for the reader. What some women may consider the pangs of pregnancy, Cathy delights in. There are no complaints in her words but rather a peaceful acceptance of her role as a woman. She enjoys being pregnant. As noted early, Cathy places family at the top of her priorities. It is very important to her and therefore worth writing about.

One day while walking through Frankenmuth, my mother had a gut feeling that she was expecting. When my parents returned home from the day’s festivities my mom snuck away to take a pregnancy test, which confirmed she was in fact pregnant. According to my dad, he was surprised and very excited to be expecting. My parents had long been trying to start their family but had suffered a miscarriage 8 weeks into their first pregnancy. Due to the prior miscarriage, my parents decided to use caution and wait until they made it through the first trimester to share the news with friends and family. My mother went on to explain that pregnancy changed everything for her from her diet to her daily activities. Both of my parents

It appears to be an important issue in the clinical world about finding out how “worry” functions when one is anxious or worried. During the film, it displayed how some of the characters used prevention to avoid “worry” while others used distance or avoidance. During these times displayed in the film, it also showed how these particular characters were able to function while in a state of “worry”.

Ms. Buttercup is a single 20-year-old pregnant Asian female presented to the TCC counseling center with the complaint of failing classes and feeling anxious about a lack of prenatal care. Ms. Buttercup lives with her mother, father, and younger sister. She is a full-time student who is presently unemployed. Moreover, Ms. Buttercup’s ex- fiancé (the father of her unborn child) has recently called off their engagement in view of the fact they were having financial issues. Per the client, their separation has also increased her anxiety. Ms. Buttercup appeared distressed and complained that she was concerned about her unborn child.

Peate, I. (2011). Unemployment figures at higest level: a health warning. British Journal of Nursing, 1231.

Respond to 11 questions to guide your description of the ethical challenge and prompt what you might say and do to make a values based decision. Follow the steps on the rubric to define the conflict, discuss what is at stake, define arguments you have to counter, and indicate responses that create a sound argument. The logistics of presenting your argument ask that you identify who, what time, allies, forum, communication style and support you will solicit when presenting your case.

Human Qualities in Nursing: A Reflective Account of Three Experiences from Practice Blanka Swain This essay will explore and present three different scenarios based on my experience as a first year, student nurse on my clinical placement. I am going to discuss three different ideas of human qualities in nursing and how they have been related to the clinical setting. I will use the concept of reflective practice which I think is necessary within the nursing profession, because is helpful to understand better the role of the nurse and the way of the work.

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This mean depending in what state the advance practice nurse is working in they may be under supervision of a physician or in collaboration with them. “Some states allow nurse practitioners to practice without physician oversight, or 'independently'” (). “Other states require physician oversight for nurse practitioner practice, prescribing, or both. States differ in the language they use to describe oversight” (). “The American Nurses Association defines collaboration as physicians and nurses or NPs working together as colleagues, working interdependently within the boundaries of their scope of practice"

I once heard someone say, “Find something you love to do and you’ll always be successful.” If you want to be in a field where you are continually learning, nursing would be the top pick. This paper will reflect the journey I have taken from Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with the incorporation of my learning objectives from my clinical course.

The purpose of my memorandum is to demonstrate how a nursing career will affect my personal identity. This memo will also entail the job requirements, expected pay range, long term prospects, workplace environment, and the social/cultural issues of a nursing career.

One of the most obvious classifications of hospital patients is the worriers. The worry patients express fear and have a tendency to cry during their appointment. These patients have fearful hearts and worrisome eyes. These features allow the patients’ caretakers to see the obvious fright in the patients’ souls. The ages of scared patients generally range from young children to middle-aged adults. Elderly patients rarely reveal their emotions because they commonly expect ailment, considering their old age. Uneasy patients regularly ask questions about their surgeries, scans, or simple procedures. These patients always have “what if?” questions. Worriers often try to delay their appointments to avoid their medical condition completely. Many patients diagnosed with a type of cancer or other serious injury depict as worriers. Similarly, patients involved in a car accident or other

Kristen M. Swanson RN, PhD, FAAN derives her Theory of Caring from the works of multiple nursing scholars, combined with empirical evidence and phenomenological investigations, to create a middle-range theory applicable to almost any healthcare setting (Swanson, 1991). The middle-range theory evolved partially due to Dr. Swanson’s doctoral studies under Dr. Jean Watson (Wojnar, 2014, p. 689). Dr. Swanson’s theory contains a perinatal background, initially developed specifically in attempt to explain miscarriage experiences (Wojnar, 2014). By conducting three different studies involving three different perspectives, Dr. Swanson was able to establish and define five concepts, caring processes, critical to her theory (Swanson, 1998). The three perspectives investigated by Dr. Swanson were women who miscarried, NICU caregivers, and at-risk mothers. With each study, her definitions of the five caring processes evolved (Swanson, 1991).