Rancour Discussion Questions
Rancour Discussion Questions
Sarah Clouse, R.N.
1. I do not identify with the protagonist, but I do envy her skills. I often find myself not knowing how to handle situations that are tough. I also do not use religion often in my practice. I think that she allows patients to change her in the fact that she learns from the experiences. She keeps an open mind and adapts to the patients behavior.
2. I find it hard to believe that so many unique situations occurred in what the book seems to portray as a one day’s work. I do not necessarily think the characters are not real and believable, but some of the stories seem way out of ordinary. I can relate mostly to all of the terminal patients with cancer, as I see many of these patients working in the recovery room. It is not uncommon to receive patients from the operating room that were open and closed because there was not much that could be done for them.
3. For the most part I think the protagonist is open minded and tries to see things from the patient’s perspective. She might have over stepped her boundaries with the pain patient that she tried to use distraction or guided imagery with. I also think she might not have been accepting to the patient’s decision that was pregnant and recently diagnosed with cancer. It was an impossible situation with many “what ifs” and the final decision made by the patient should be respected. It was therapeutic for Patrice to have the Catholic priest talk with the patient.
4. I think the relationship she has with the other nurses and physicians can definitely be realistic, especially if it is a small hospital. I can imagine she would be admired and respected for the work that she did. There are times in my own work setting where physicians are not cooperative and do not actively listen to the concerns of the nurse. It can be resolved by the physicians addressing concerns without an attitude, or by their explanation of why they are not concerned.
5. Nurses can
Sarah Clouse, R.N.
1. I do not identify with the protagonist, but I do envy her skills. I often find myself not knowing how to handle situations that are tough. I also do not use religion often in my practice. I think that she allows patients to change her in the fact that she learns from the experiences. She keeps an open mind and adapts to the patients behavior.
2. I find it hard to believe that so many unique situations occurred in what the book seems to portray as a one day’s work. I do not necessarily think the characters are not real and believable, but some of the stories seem way out of ordinary. I can relate mostly to all of the terminal patients with cancer, as I see many of these patients working in the recovery room. It is not uncommon to receive patients from the operating room that were open and closed because there was not much that could be done for them.
3. For the most part I think the protagonist is open minded and tries to see things from the patient’s perspective. She might have over stepped her boundaries with the pain patient that she tried to use distraction or guided imagery with. I also think she might not have been accepting to the patient’s decision that was pregnant and recently diagnosed with cancer. It was an impossible situation with many “what ifs” and the final decision made by the patient should be respected. It was therapeutic for Patrice to have the Catholic priest talk with the patient.
4. I think the relationship she has with the other nurses and physicians can definitely be realistic, especially if it is a small hospital. I can imagine she would be admired and respected for the work that she did. There are times in my own work setting where physicians are not cooperative and do not actively listen to the concerns of the nurse. It can be resolved by the physicians addressing concerns without an attitude, or by their explanation of why they are not concerned.
5. Nurses can