If I was caring for Tom, I would call the doctor to inform him or her that I will not administer blood to Tom, just as Eliese did, because he expressed clearly he does not want to receive the blood. Although, it would be difficult, as the patients advocate I believe we must respect their wishes and beliefs. The only way his family member’s wishes would outweigh Tom’s, the patient’s, wishes was if he was mentally unstable, but that wasn’t the case during this scenario. No matter what beliefs we might have, I think we should end up respecting and listening to the patient’s beliefs.
2. Now imagine you are working with Mrs. Floyd, the woman who suffered the carotid bleed. You are a student in your clinical rotation. You have called for help and the experienced nurses have taken over the case. You stay in the room to observe the nurses handle the crisis with Mrs. Floyd. What might you learn from watching these nurses (be specific)? How would your …show more content…
Mr. James was dying and needed Betsy. Betsy was ill and needed to stay at home. Discuss how the nurse balances the tension between patient needs and the needs of the nurse. What do you think are the limits to caring for others? When is it right to put your needs ahead of the patient 's needs?
I believe a nurse should always take care of herself/himself, and make sure she/he is doing the best for the patient as well as for herself/himself. I think many nurses don’t take the time to access how they are feeling because they are looking out for the best interest of the patient. Sometimes nurses don’t see that they might not be doing what’s best for the patient because they themselves are suffering or in pain, that is when I think the nurse needs to put their needs before others. I think the patient deserves the best care and if the nurse is struggling or in pain she/he can not give that to them.
3. What did Betsy mean when she said that by not going back to be with Mr. James when he died she failed herself and her
2. Now imagine you are working with Mrs. Floyd, the woman who suffered the carotid bleed. You are a student in your clinical rotation. You have called for help and the experienced nurses have taken over the case. You stay in the room to observe the nurses handle the crisis with Mrs. Floyd. What might you learn from watching these nurses (be specific)? How would your …show more content…
Mr. James was dying and needed Betsy. Betsy was ill and needed to stay at home. Discuss how the nurse balances the tension between patient needs and the needs of the nurse. What do you think are the limits to caring for others? When is it right to put your needs ahead of the patient 's needs?
I believe a nurse should always take care of herself/himself, and make sure she/he is doing the best for the patient as well as for herself/himself. I think many nurses don’t take the time to access how they are feeling because they are looking out for the best interest of the patient. Sometimes nurses don’t see that they might not be doing what’s best for the patient because they themselves are suffering or in pain, that is when I think the nurse needs to put their needs before others. I think the patient deserves the best care and if the nurse is struggling or in pain she/he can not give that to them.
3. What did Betsy mean when she said that by not going back to be with Mr. James when he died she failed herself and her