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Giving myself time to read up on nursing experiences, attending more clinical practice labs, participating and watching these duties in the health care setting will allow me to develop a secure level of confidence the next time that this type of situation may occur. Staying in the room allowed me to experience the feeling of support while looking past social norms and how they are challenged. I met my personal values, and I believe that one should respect another person`s privacy. This understanding allowed me to be there to support the resident during her time of need. In the article `starting out` by Jane Schulz, a nursing student shares her experience of helping her colleague assist an elderly patient with daily care. Observing the compassion and care between nurse and patient from fundamental tasks, she took away a valued lesson of how our support and caring methods affect an individual. My relation to this story allowed me to reflect on the effects my care and supporting actions had on our patient.

To further my insight into the medical field I have done four months of volunteer work at Jackson Memorial Hospital where I could see first-hand the necessities’ patients go through, their needs, their suffering and the human character to the profession, how humble it makes you feel and how self-rewarding it is to be able to help others in need. It is especially moving to go over the children’s section, for those receiving chemotherapy looks on their faces and as young as they are they know what they are going through, and their comments can hit you as a rock for children can be very expressive about their condition, and you must do all that is possible to try to put on a good face and help them the best way you can. This is extremely hard not only for the family members but for the professionals who have to deal in this type of life experiences daily which as routinely as it may seem, it doesn’t stop you from impacting you at a personal

Through my nursing practice, I was on a team caring a patient who we will refer to as John. John was a middle-aged Aboriginal gentleman. He was hospitalized due to end-stage liver failure, secondary to alcohol abuse. As a result, John was receiving end of life comfort care. While in the room with John, the nurses were always very considerate of him and provided him with adequate end of life care. However, as soon as the nurses would leave the room, they would discuss his condition with other nurses. This included talking about how they don’t feel empathetic for him or enjoy caring for

Today, MSC visited Maria at her residence for a face to face visit. When MSC walked in Maria was having a snack at the table. Maria waved and greeted her staff. MSC said, Hello, How are you?" She stated that she needs to talk to MSC in private after she finishes her food. MSC spoke wither Medical Direct Care Counselor Marie Rose. She stated that Maria has been doing good. He is cooperative at times, but requires redirection. Maria stated that she is medically stable and her behavior has improved over the past few months. She is communicates her wants and needs effectively. Maris continues to go to all of her medical appointments and enjoys attending program. Maria goes on all community inclusions and makes suggestions on places she would like to go. She struggles with balancing money, staff continues to assist her in budgeting.

I have a sad story about a patient I took care of when I first started working in oncology.

I arrived to work well rested and ready to start the day. I had just returned after a two week long vacation. Because of the time off, I arrived to 7 East to find that the assortment of patients was not familiar at all. As I began getting reports on my patients, one in particular I started to feel a little anxious and stressed. At first glance I could tell I would be busy for the next twelve hours. Lynda was a 45 year old woman that was admitted almost a week ago after having an emergent tracheostomy placed. Lynda was newly diagnosed with laryngeal cancer with already having several other diagnoses including: seizure disorders, mild mental retardation, behavioral issues, and was legally

Having to deal with difficult situations and people is a daily task in the nursing profession. As Crystal said, never let them know that you are affected (Noah). Hospitalization is not normally a shining moment in someone’s life, it is normally a low point. Because of this, having compassion for the people that you are serving on a daily basis is a key factor in being successful as a nurse, as well as being rewarded from the people that you are treating.

The most relevant theory in this situation is the preservation of integrity for the patient and in my practice. In order to preserve integrity and social justice I want to attain a respectful nurse-patient relationship. The nurse-patient relationship in high acuity as written in Module 1 BCIT High Acuity course “is one of the central aspects of high acuity nursing practice” (Bungay, 2005, p. 40). I feel confident this theory is the central aspect of all nursing practice. All patients, including the one I’m referring to in this journal, has her own unique beliefs, history, and experience. On top of these, the patient is now, due to critical illness, experiencing an actual or potential physiological crisis (Bungay, 2005, p. 42). It would useful and respectful of me to acknowledge that on top of her present concerns, all concerns she had prior admission still exist. I did not give her the opportunity to express her concerns. I never asked her if she had a cat she was concerned about, was missing Saturday’s farmer’s market, wanted a Sherry, missed her friend, or disliked men. There could be a myriad of things that may be concerning her at the time. All real and potential factors support or challenge having a positive relationship with the patient (Bungay, 2005, p. 41).

Furthermore, upon assessing Christina I noticed that she was experiencing breathlessness and showing signs of distress. According to Kisiel and Perkins (2006) recording vital observation is an important aspect of nursing care as this provides the physiological state of the patient. At this point my main priority was to assess the patient’s baseline. I also felt it was unnecessary to disturb Christina with questions regarding her history and identity. As this could have leaded the patient become more breathlessness.

These encounters allowed me to make my assumptions of a nurse should conduct themselves. Most nurse exhibits good ethics and compassion towards their patient as so it should be. When the movie began, the first nurse that walked in had no bedside manners. The second nurse had no hospitality which is not therapeutic in any way. It is surprising to know that some nurses can be so cold against their patient. This is truly heart breaking especially when this action is towards a terminally ill person. There is no dignity in this negative action. Nurse Susie attempted to advocate for Ms. Viviane. On the other hand, there was a point when she neglected to listen to Ms. Viviane when she refused a test. Patients have the right to accept or refused treatment ad should not be forced. This is where patient education would have been

During her career as a pediatric nurse, she became very connected with a patient who happened to be her first death encounter. At the time, the patient was a six-year-old boy who was diagnosed with leukemia. ML said: "When I was caring for this patient, I was a mother myself. Seeing that boy and his family suffer gave me so much heartache… it was hard not to make it personal." The more she worked with this child, she observed the pain and suffering him and his family had to go through. She also learned about him and the family dynamics which enabled ML to help the patient and the family become well involved in understanding one another and guide care towards an agreement that everyone was satisfied with. As I reached for the tissue box to hand it to her, I rephrased the story to confirm the understanding of the story. She nodded and continued on talking about things she has done for the patient. Being a mother and a nurse, she believed in providing this child with what a healthy boy would be doing at his age. ML's strategies involved promoting short physical activities, playing games, and encouraging the parents to participate in such activities if possible; ML wanted to provide a lighter atmosphere around the unit and help the patient disregard the diagnosis even if it was just for a little while. Over the past few months, she continued to assist this patient as his

I completed my seventh and eighth shift during the nights of !0/14 and 10/28. Both nights I had a fairly heavy patient load caring for four patients each night. The census on the unit was also relatively high. The first night I had a patient with septic shock, a man who was experiencing chest pain, blurred vision and periods of near syncope, a woman with CHF exacerbation and hypoxemia, and finally a woman with hematuria with a history of chronic kidney disease stage III. The second night I was assigned 59 year old man diagnosed with rapid A-fib with a history of COPD, CHF, and cardiomyopathy, a 52 year old woman with a lower GI bleed with anemia status post colonoscopy that day and had a history of breast cancer with left mastectomy, a 53 year old woman with sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis from her right buttox to her vulva, and 81 year old woman with fungal pneumonia and SIRS. On this shift I performed many actions like performing a wound dressing change on my patient with necrotizing fasciitis, performed hygiene care, administered medications, performed head to toe assessments, called the doctor regarding critical information, and assisted in range of motion exercises. In a lot of my interactions I continually saw how necessary forgiveness is in nursing. One interaction in particular was when I was cleaning out the wound on my patient’s buttox and vulva. The wound was so deep that it was excruciatingly painful. We premeditated her giving her a bolus of dilaudid and she

As professional nurses we have obligations to both the patient and the medical community. Nursing is not only a trade developed through formal education, but also through the interactions we have in practice which are equally if not even more important in development. Each Patient has the right to the best possible care regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, beliefs, or previous decisions. Nurses should strive to build therapeutic relationships that will benefit the client and leave a lasting impression. We have a duty to play several roles including educator, supporter, listener, and advocate. The professional nurse should be an active member of the interdisciplinary team contributing to knowledge, growth, and a respectful atmosphere. Most importantly, each patient deserves a nurse that is part of a healthcare team focused on obtaining their ideals of health and preserving their privacy, sense of safety, dignity, and human

Over the last eight years of my nursing career I have had the opportunity to care for patients of all ages, ethnicities, and degrees of illnesses. Compassion is a very important nursing value. I cared for a young mother who at the age of 22 had to experience delivering a baby that she would not be able to take home with her. I sat in her room and held her hand while she cried, screamed and tried to make sense of the tragedy. Sometimes the best words are the unspoken ones. On another occasion I had the opportunity to care for an elderly patient whos family lived far from the hospital. She had reached the end of her life, and she was okay with that. Her only request was not be alone when she took her last breath. She was very weak, but able to thank me over and over for being with her. What an honor it was to share that experience. Life

During my first semester student clinical rotation, I was introduced to patient, 76 year old AB who was being treated at an assisted living facility. She was a wonderful patient and someone I immediately connected with. AB had been medically diagnosed with COPD and displayed all the classic physical signs of the disease such as wheezing, deliberate breathing, severe shortness of breath and nutritional deficit. She was my first patient as a student nurse and the first person I was able to complete a health assessment and nursing care plan for. I recognized early on that AB was special and someone who would be a great person to communicate with. With the initial assessment she was a little scared, but