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To discuss:
How do you think that the residents would have reacted if the nursing student had approached them about their behavior?
Case summary:
The nursing student was assigned to accompany a nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU). They were caring for Mr. G, a middle-aged patient with end-stage liver failure. He had been in the coma for several weeks. Mr. G was found to be overwhelmed with the extent of drains, tubes, and technologies that have been used to care for him. The nursing student found that the nurse and some residents immediately started to assess the technological equipment soon after entering the patient’s room. They don’t seem to have any regard or concern for the patient. They had a conversation about the poor condition of the patient in his direct presence. They didn’t touch the patient and not even attempted an interaction with the patient.
To discuss:
Can you think of other ways to respond?
Case summary:
The nursing student was assigned to accompany a nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU). They were caring for Mr. G, a middle-aged patient with end-stage liver failure. He had been in the coma for several weeks. Mr. G was found to be overwhelmed with the extent of drains, tubes, and technologies that have been used to care for him. The nursing student found that the nurse and some residents immediately started to assess the technological equipment soon after entering the patient’s room. They don’t seem to have any regard or concern for the patient. They had a conversation about the poor condition of the patient in his direct presence. They didn’t touch the patient and not even attempted an interaction with the patient.
To discuss:
Describe a plan that the nursing student could use to go about changing the staff’s behavior.
Case summary:
The nursing student was assigned to accompany a nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU). They were caring for Mr. G, a middle-aged patient with end-stage liver failure. He had been in the coma for several weeks. Mr. G was found to be overwhelmed with the extent of drains, tubes, and technologies that have been used to care for him. The nursing student found that the nurse and some residents immediately started to assess the technological equipment soon after entering the patient’s room. They don’t seem to have any regard or concern for the patient. They had a conversation about the poor condition of the patient in his direct presence. They didn’t touch the patient and not even attempted an interaction with the patient.
To discuss:
What communication skills might effectively communicate empathy and caring by all professional staff caring for this patient?
Case summary:
The nursing student was assigned to accompany a nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU). They were caring for Mr. G, a middle-aged patient with end-stage liver failure. He had been in the coma for several weeks. Mr. G was found to be overwhelmed with the extent of drains, tubes, and technologies that have been used to care for him. The nursing student found that the nurse and some residents immediately started to assess the technological equipment soon after entering the patient’s room. They don’t seem to have any regard or concern for the patient. They had a conversation about the poor condition of the patient in his direct presence. They didn’t touch the patient and not even attempted an interaction with the patient.
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