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formulate a plan to discuss with the attending. I also participated in inpatient rounds in the afternoon and had the opportunity to attend…
She also commented on items they had in their room and allowed the patient to respond. I did not really care for her style of therapeutic communication because I did not feel like it was genuine and I feel like the patients also felt that way and it did not allow for a trusting relationship. There was no interaction with the nurse and any of the family members so no therapeutic communication methods were observed. The nurse also did not talk to any doctors because there was a charge nurse that had that responsibility. From what I observed from the charge nurse answering the phone was very rude phone skills answering a call out by “We’re in a crisis what do you want”. All I could think of was she better hope that was the phone call for a call out and not a family member or doctor calling. I really do not have any examples of therapeutic communication methods because this facility did not communicate well or efficiently and I was not…
Communication is essential to meet the needs of vulnerable adults. It is a basic requirement of my job role to communicate with individuals and their families, and other members of staff on a daily basis. Communicating with other staff members ensures effective team working and continuity of care. It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognised and reported. I attend a handover with my colleague at the beginning of each shift and also add note in client files after attending to an individual, thereby keeping other staff informed and aware of current situations within the workplace.…
The family members play an important role and helping care for the patient helps them with the grieving process while providing a supportive environment to express their grief while coping with their feelings (Davidson, 2010). The second intervention would to have been to take a moment to request a chaplain or ask some one to request one for the family to talk to them about what is happening and how they are coping with this situation and if there is a need for spiritual counseling for them or the patient. This gives the family members a chance to express the desire to have any rituals performed for the patient. Also, to help them cope more effectively with the psychological and emotional stain of their family member’s illness and the dying process (Davidson, 2010). Last, the third intervention would be getting the family a list of some activities that the family members can do that will help facilitate with the anticipatory grieving and dealing with the feelings of grief. Being active gives the family members a purpose and helps them to make sense of what is happening. This helps with reshaping their lives and find new meaning in life without their family member (Davidson,…
4. Be able to provide support to individuals and key people during end of life care…
You need to be able to show empathy and give support at the appropriate time. Take into account the individuals preferences and…
The patient did not choose to be in hospital or clinic , but was forced to by life circonstances.Knowing the fact we are all subject to life events it is important that we show compassion to ward those who need it the most when it is need it. Help the patient feel humain again do not count the patient has a case number let’s the patient participate in the decision about his or her life.Even though they may not understand the medical terminology treat them with respect, call them by their name , recognize they may even be angry with me as a nurse but with patience in an come response I can ease their fears.Be empathetic is to do for orther what I would like them to do for…
When we got to the facility, we are asked to sign in and have a seat in the waiting area. After sitting there for about 10 minutes, the counselor come out and asked everyone to come on back. She is the group the leader for this specific class. We then went into a very large room and were asked to sit anywhere we would like. I would say that this room held at least 60 chairs that were in a circle. These meeting were normally just our family, but this time it was everyone else and their families also. There was an opening in the front of the room, where the counselor would stand with her easel. The recovering addicts of the room seemed at ease to be there, but I could tell that everyone else seemed to be a bit nervous.…
Although the ideas and concepts of life during the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment periods proved to be drastically different, both proved to be influential and shaped America. The Great Awakening was a revival of religion and the Enlightenment was all about understanding science and social structure.…
Based on my experiences, skills, abilities, and interests, I can I can positively influence resident involvement and learning by building a team with my group of residents. While having divorced parents I have always had to overcome difficulties. I also have played baseball my whole life and I have built leadership skills along the way to better communicate with peers. Also I am always the first person to jump to help someone. I love to watch others succeed, and would do anything to help them.…
Many years ago, when caring for a particular patient I asked her family to leave the room, against their wishes, while caring for her. She shut down at that point and even though she allowed me to care for her did not interact with me throughout my time with her. After this encounter, I learned to ask the patient first whether family should be allowed to stay when providing cares and discovered if you work with, not against patients they respond much better.…
Your role is to help people choose the way their care needs are met and also to help them plan for the longer term. People’s choices will be different depending on the types of tasks you are doing together and their abilities. If a person makes a decision that you feel is risky,…
During my freshman year of high school, I was admitted into a mental facility. This brought a lot of stress towards my family and myself. Being hospitalized is very difficult to cope with due to all the new things that are introduced. In the beginning, I was not very cooperative in my therapy nor in taking my medications. It was a hard transition for me because taking medication meant relying on them now. Also, this was a difficult situation for my parents to go through because they had never dealt with mental disorders or medication. Throughout my stay, the psychiatric nurses ensured that every patient was comfortable. They were also in charge of giving us one-on-one therapy, meaning they really got to know every individual in the unit. When…
There are five stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. With these stages come the knowledge of grief and its effects on us which equips us to cope with life and loss. These stages are responses to loss that many people have, but there is not a typical response to loss as there is no typical loss. Our grief is as individual as our lives. The five stages are, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance which is the foundation of learning to live with the “lost”. They are tools to help us identify what we may be feeling. Not everyone goes through all of them nor do they go through them in a set order.…
For example if a patient was upset due to positive test results for a serious disease or suchlike, you would comfort them by putting your arm around them or if you were meeting a new…