Phase 1
“Family members do not know, understand, or respond supportively to the expressed thoughts, feelings, and behavior of other family members about cancer” (Lewis, 2006, p. 21). The lack of knowledge or understanding of the type of cancer and the affects it will have on the patient, can influence the way the family member feels about the prognosis. This can create a negative feeling from the family member and the patient can be influenced easily based upon the perception of the family member. The patient can become easily upset and depressed, this can impact the patient acceptance of their current diagnosis with cancer. In the long term, this can delay the healing within and the patient will not be able to recover from their current illness.…show more content… This would allow the idea of practicing holism nursing care for the patient. Taking care of the mind, body and spiritual healing would allow the patient to physically heal and promote a speedy recovery. This would also allow the opportunity for the nurse to patient bonding and promote a positive relationship. If the relationship is positive, the patient will respond better their medical treatment and in the end, there would an improved outcome for patient health. During my clinical experience, I had to car for a young forty-two year old patient who was a diabetic and had a recent above the knee amputation. While obtaining shift report, the previous nurse informed me that the patient was really nasty and very difficult patient. I had to see things from my own perspective and while caring for my patient, I just found out he was really depressed and down after recent amputation. He opened up to me and revealed how he had been struggling with diabetes since a juvenile and he was always afraid to lose a limb. My patient talked about praying and feeling his prayers were not answered. I asked the patient, if I could call the Chaplin, so we could all pray together? The patient agreed and the Chaplin arrived, we all prayed together holding each other hands. At the end, my patient thanked me for taking the time out to listen to his concerns and praying. My
