As one thinks about healthcare its can be assumed that compassion is an automatic response from professionals in the field. Although this should be the case in some instances, it is not. However, there are times when there is a need to show more compassion to some patients than others this is where it can seem that no compassion is given. After reading multiple stories this semester, I realized that compassion can be given in different ways with a patient – caregiver relationship. The stories that stuck to me in regards to how compassion had an effect on the ultimate outcomes of each of the patients included “Mending” by Sallie Bingham, Applicants by Felicia Ackerman, and People Like that are the only people here” by Lorrie Moore. From my understanding compassion is the building block for a rewarding patient- caregiver relationship.
Throughout the readings, I realized each story display a different aspect of the patient-caregiver relationship. Before reading my thoughts were very limited on what a patient-caregiver relationship consisted of. From my perspective, I thought that caregiver is the doctor or nurse that is caring for someone who is sick. As I continued to read the stories and reading the discussion post each week, I realized that this is not always the case. The caregiver can be family, friends or anyone who is tending care to someone in need. I also learned the patient does not always have to be sick. Better yet the caregiver and patient roles can be interchanging between those in the relationship depending on the circumstance. According to recent reports, caregivers have “much or greater emotional distress than the patient themselves” (Mosher, Bakas, & Champion, 2013). In “People Like That…” the patient- caregiver relationship was distant. From this story, I realized that not all caregivers will have the patient’s best interest at heart. In this story, the mother and the son were both patients. The doctor would rarely answer any of the mother’s questions regarding her child's illness. Due to the healthcare professionals disregard to the feelings the mother was having it came to a point where the mother was afraid to ask a question because she did not want to become and annoyance to the doctors.
Barbara Lazear Ascher writes a well formed essay on the concept of compassion. Compassion is something that we do for others out of the kindness of our hearts. She focuses more on the poor, just how we show them sympathy, why do we do such things. Is showing empathy from our hearts or just for them to go away. I enjoyed this essay due to the fact, that she gives humanistic reasons on why people are compassionate, she doesn’t sugar coat anything, and lastly she breaks down the compassion that she sees everyday.
The aim of this assignment is to write a reflective commentary on scenario 2 (Mrs Green) and how it has assisted me in meeting the module learning outcomes and build up my clinical skill such as Privacy and Dignity, Personal Hygiene, Elimination, Fluid Balance. Catheter Care, Pressure Area Care, Moving and Handling, Observation and Rapid Assessment.
Are people born with a complete quandary when it comes to compassion or is it something that has always been there? Barbara Lazear Ascher, born in 1946, writes, “On Compassion.” Having lived in New York City, Ascher is able to take first hand examples from the city to show the affection people have towards each other. Ascher is able to illustrate that compassion is something that has to be taught because of the adversity at people’s heels by including tone, persuasive appeals, and the mode of comparing and contrast in her essay, “On Compassion.”
The purpose of this essay is to reflect on my personal role in the inter-professional team and the delivery of healthcare that I have encountered during my duty as a health care assistant in one of the hospitals here in England. In accordance with the NMC (2002) Code of professional conduct, confidentiality shall be maintained and all names have been changed to protect identity. The purpose of reflection as stated by John's (1995) is to promote desirable practice through the practitioner's understanding and learning about his/her lived experiences. I have decided to reflect upon an incident with the nurse in charge in one of my shifts and in order to structure my reflection I
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal”. This quote by Steve Maraboli may be hard to understand, but the Holocaust texts: Night by Elie Wiesel, “A Three Year Old Saves His Mother” by Peter Gorog and “Jakob's Story” by Jakob Blankitny are great examples of where compassion is necessary to fight the despair in heartbreaking situations. In each work, compassion shows up from unexpected sources, helps motivate people to survive, and creates greater unification.
Skin integrity is an important concept that’s nurses assess on their patients. A key skill in nursing practice is to frequently assess the skin for possible breakdown or decreased skin integrity. Skin assessments should be conducted thoroughly once a shift and frequently reassessed for any signs of change. Skin discrepancies may be the first sign of an underlying issue. Early detection of any breakdown can help to implement interventions sooner. Unfortunately, unless there is a major skin discrepancy, skin issues can easily get overlooked, specifically in documentation and report. The focus of this paper is to research new skin integrity assessments to improve documentation effect and accuracy, resulting in decreased prevalence of skin breakdown in hospitalized patients. Topics discussed include reviewing current practices and new skin assessment techniques that decrease the prevalence of skin breakdown and pressure ulcers.
Compassion is that feeling that motivates a person to help another human in need. Whether that need is an emotional, physical, or spiritual need. When caring for another human being, as nurses, we cannot help but feel that urge to help the person in front of us. We want to find the details that can
The purpose of this essay is to look at barriers of compassion and what nurses could do overcome these barriers. Three sub topics will be looked at over the course of this essay and a conclusion will be made to evaluate these essays findings and to provide some input into battling these barriers so that patients can receive high standards of patient care.
Compassion can change lives and it can change
Compassion has little to no boundries. In almost every great story there is a specific character or a group of characters that help the protagonist because they feel bad for them. Compassion is the most important aspect of a functioning society; therefore, Elie Wiesel’s Night, 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, and the generosity of spirit shown by the average citizen after the recent shooting in Las Vegas are all perfect examples.
Compassion represents an “acknowledgement of another’s suffering and is accompanied by the expression of a desire to ease or end that suffering.” (Van der Cingal, 2009, p. 124) This is a fundamental characteristic usually found in health care workers and nurses especially. In one twelve hour shift, a nurse’s job can change from taking vitals and administering medications to performing life saving measures
My reflective clinical practice experience was based on my eight weeks placement in an acute mental health ward in a hospital. I was not sure of what to expect because I have never worked or placed in an acute ward and this was my second placement. Before starting my placement, I visited the ward and was inducted around the ward. This gave me a bit of confidence and reassurance about working in an acute ward.
Compassion is a crucial aspect of nursing; it involves seeing the patients as more than just a medical problem. Patients look to nurses as a source of comfort to help them deal with their emotions and understand their medical problems. In Norway, a study was conducted to find the role of compassion in nursing and
I evaluated the patient care practices and effects of WNY Center for Survivors of Torture. My responsibilities included developing a hypothesis, establishing a data collection protocol, conducting in depth interviews, and analyzing collected data. I was supervised by Dr. Kim Griswold Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and Public Health & Health Professions, at JSMBS. I helped prepare an oral presentation in July 2015 for the Primary Care Summer Research Program Mini Research Conference at UB. We submitted a full-length manuscript which is currently under review for
Today I had a great day at the clinic. For the morning section, I had Omar Lora as my patient. Last time when he came, I collected all my assessment data. Today I updated his medical history, dental history, vitals, and EIOE, then I completed filling out the gingival assessment, the treatment plan, and the SAOP. Finally, I was ready to have my assessment data checked. It went really well, and I learned ways to helped me be more efficient with my time management, for example, I did not know how to have my radiographs up in the other monitor while I was doing my assessments. It was a little time consuming having to open and minimized the window every time I needed to look at the radiographs. Also, I discovered that having a piece of paper out and taking