Acute Myelocytic Leukemia Case Study

Peter a 15 year old boy has acute myelocytic leukemia, he became very dependant on the nurses near his death. The nurse on his unit at the time promised him that he wouldn't be allowed to suffer and he wouldn't be alone as he became sicker. As his condition worsened the staff decided he should have a primary care nurse, Sheri Martin. Over time Peter became sicker and his pain elevated causing him to need someone there to help him feel comfortable at night. Peter asked Miss Martin to stay with him when her shift was over, she did; another nurse called off causing there to be a shortage of nurses that day. Miss Martin promised Peter that if not her another nurse will be with him as he dies, other patients needed preparation for diagnostic test
As a nurse providing false assurance is wrong but Sheri did everything she could to put the patient first. But it also puts Sheri in a bind because she can't take care of any other patients when she's in the room with Peter her whole shift. A dilemma that happens more often is families putting a loved one into a nursing home. They promise to person they won't put them into the nursing home then things get to hard to handle alone so they have no other choice. It may break the person's heart but sometimes it may be a better route, they get three meals a day, and get onsite care. To keep the promises made to Peter the nurses could make routine check in’s every 20 minutes or even less. Having a rotation with the nurses could also help so when one nurse isn’t in a room they could be in with Peter. Putting Peter in a room that’s close to the nursing station could also be an effective way of keeping his promise. Peters emotionally and physically drained so playing movies and going out of your way to get him any food that he likes for his meals could also pull his spirits us. Doing these things could make the other patients feel as if they are valued the same because they'll get the same attention as