What strikes you as most important to remember as someone working in palliative care?
• I believe one of the most important aspects to remember when working in palliative care is to be flexible. Patients can often change their mind as treatment progresses, leaving them fearful, irritable and angry at their illness. By being flexible, caregivers can adjust their care procedures to suit the changing needs of their patients while maximizing their satisfaction with their care.
29. What are the three central personality traits needed to work with dying individuals and their friends and family?
• Compassionate – understanding that the patient and patient’s family are afraid of his or her life uncertainty
• Knowledgeable – having a thorough understanding …show more content…
However, I wish that the film evoked more raw, emotional responses that could’ve allowed me to further sympathize for Bessie. For instance, when Bessie heard from Dr. Wally that the two boys were not eligible for her bone marrow transplant, I thought the scene could have been more somber (i.e. through music or through physical facial expressions of pain) to depict her sense of hopelessness. Bessie was not receiving the miracle treatment that she anticipated throughout the course of the movie. This was the turning point in Bessie realizing that she would no longer be able to take care of her father, Marvin and that all hope had in fact been lost. Therefore, I believe the producers could have done a better job at depicting the idea that Bessie was inevitably going to …show more content…
I believe Bessie’s sense of panic and worry for her leukemia symptoms could have been further developed . For example, the movie could have included scenes of Bessie’s leukemia further advancing as she approached death. As Bessie is the main character of the film, to see her life commitment to her father and aunt degenerate due to her own physical incapacities to care for them anymore, it could have invoked further emotional connection in
• I believe one of the most important aspects to remember when working in palliative care is to be flexible. Patients can often change their mind as treatment progresses, leaving them fearful, irritable and angry at their illness. By being flexible, caregivers can adjust their care procedures to suit the changing needs of their patients while maximizing their satisfaction with their care.
29. What are the three central personality traits needed to work with dying individuals and their friends and family?
• Compassionate – understanding that the patient and patient’s family are afraid of his or her life uncertainty
• Knowledgeable – having a thorough understanding …show more content…
However, I wish that the film evoked more raw, emotional responses that could’ve allowed me to further sympathize for Bessie. For instance, when Bessie heard from Dr. Wally that the two boys were not eligible for her bone marrow transplant, I thought the scene could have been more somber (i.e. through music or through physical facial expressions of pain) to depict her sense of hopelessness. Bessie was not receiving the miracle treatment that she anticipated throughout the course of the movie. This was the turning point in Bessie realizing that she would no longer be able to take care of her father, Marvin and that all hope had in fact been lost. Therefore, I believe the producers could have done a better job at depicting the idea that Bessie was inevitably going to …show more content…
I believe Bessie’s sense of panic and worry for her leukemia symptoms could have been further developed . For example, the movie could have included scenes of Bessie’s leukemia further advancing as she approached death. As Bessie is the main character of the film, to see her life commitment to her father and aunt degenerate due to her own physical incapacities to care for them anymore, it could have invoked further emotional connection in