C304 Prof Roles and Values TASK 2
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Johanna Hennenfent
Western Governors University
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My Response
I would first tell Mr. Newcomb how much I greatly appreciate his trust in asking me for this very personally important need in his life. I would sit down with him and say that I have a great deal of respect and admiration for Mr. Newcomb and that I have come to care about him and his wife. I truly want to be able to fulfill his request, but I also have a great deal of respect for his wife and would be uncomfortable in a situation where I might have to lie to her. I would however tell him that there will be many things that will need to be handled by Mrs. Newcomb after his passing. If that is something that Mr. Newcomb does not wish to be a part of due to his circumstances, I would happily arrange a meeting with my house supervisor and Mrs. Newcomb to discuss and prepare her for those things. This way she is prepared and most of it is done before his passing, and she does not have to be worried about it in her time of grief. It would be during this time that he and his mistress would be able to say their goodbyes. If Mr. Newcomb agreed and did make that request, I would call my house supervisor and Mrs. Newcomb to arrange that meeting. Mr. Newcomb could then contact his mistress to arrange their time for goodbyes. Ethical Principles
During my response to Mr. Newcomb, I demonstrated the principle of beneficence: being
kind to him, by telling him how much I have grown to care for and respect him and want to honor his request (Strickland, 2021). I demonstrated the principle of autonomy by allowing Mr. Newcomb to make his own choices in seeing his mistress and not dismissing them or attempting to dissuade him because I do not agree (Strickland, 2021). The ethical principle of justice,
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treating him fairly and doing for him what I would do for others, was demonstrated in the fact that I would do my best to honor any of my patient’s last wishes or requests of me in any way legally or ethically possible (Strickland, 2021). Finally, I demonstrated nonmaleficence by attempting to ensure that Mr. Newcomb’s request was fulfilled so he did not have any undue stress or heartache that may cause him to decline faster (Strickland, 2021.) It was also demonstrated by finding a way Mrs. Newcomb would also not be hurt by finding them together and causing excess tension, stress, or even physical harm to the patient from his wife because he was cheating on her.
Values and Beliefs
I feel very strongly as a nurse that I must do whatever I can to help my patients, even with requests that may be out of my comfort zone or understanding due to religious or cultural differences. With that being said, I truly despise adultery and feel that the bond of marriage is very special and should be something to be honored and revered. To be put in a situation where I
would have to lie to a patient’s spouse makes me nauseated. I struggle with faith and personal morals daily. If I didn’t have the upbringing and life experiences growing up and in my nursing career, I may not have had any problem lying to Mrs. Newcomb to get her out of the room, but I truly do. I pride myself on telling my patients and their family’s the truth. I have learned how to
break hard news more gently and thoughtfully or be direct with someone who is not able to absorb it emotionally, but never lie to them. I feel it only causes more pain and problems down the road for some.
I cannot imagine if one of my former oncology patients had asked me for this. I don’t know if I would have been able to make that distinction and separate my feelings had this happened in those early years of my medical career. I am still not sure how well I would handle
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it today. I would like to think that I would handle it gracefully after taking a breath, but what if it
hits me on a bad day? What if it hits me on a day when I see one part of a newlywed couple die with the other watching… or the husband who watches his wife of 65 years die in front of him and begs us to get her back for just another minute with her? If I am being honest with myself, I do not know how I would respond to that request. I pray I never have to.
Self-Care
My self-care routine strategies are simple. I love my family, friends, dog, and my God. After a rough shift or shifts, I take a moment in my car or the locker room and just breath slow and quietly pray for a moment. I call my husband to see how his day was. I get home and get to spend some time with my big dog, walking around our big 4-acre backyard, petting him, and getting hugs and kisses from him. Family, friends, and laughter help me to decompress, so after a good night’s sleep, (or nap when I was on nights), I spend time with family and friends both in and out of the medical field. Sometimes the others who were in a situation/shift with you are the only ones who truly understand. Those moments together to laugh and debrief are so important.
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References
Strickland, N, (2021). Ethics for nurses.
https://lms.nurse.com/Aspx/CourseObjective.aspx?TopicID=21511