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By Beth Perry
This ebook relies on a examine of the ideals, activities, and interactions of a bunch of awesome oncology nurses - the nurses their friends would select to have take care of them in the event that they have been clinically determined with melanoma. Beth Perry weaves narrative, reviews, box notes, poetry, and images to create a really own and particular viewpoint on nursing.
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I knew that talking would be too much for him. It wasn’t needed. When I watched his family around him, especially his Mom whom he loved very much, they just were very quiet. They just sat with him. So when I was his nurse, I tried to mirror my behaviour to theirs — although I was still me. I thought that would show respect for the ground he stood on, for his culture, his ways…. You have to be able to do that and not detract from your personality and become someone you are not. It’s a real art. 51 more moments in time : images of exempl ary nursing Jane’s story tells of a man from a different subculture of society and his silent approach to communication.
The day the words ran out They have poured so freely over the years, like sand flowing through an hourglass. Then one day, like the sand, the words just all ran out. But don’t be tempted to turn the hourglass over, to fill the void with endless chatter, because no matter what you do, the sand will never flow as smoothly again, and we’ll both just be disappointed. — 49 more moments in time : images of exempl ary nursing Another exemplary nurse, Marie, told me the following story that illustrates this particular use of silence.
When patients are psychologically or cognitively impaired Frequently, patients with cancer have cognitive or psychological barriers that inhibit verbal communication. One field note reads, Cindy has to be so skilled at alternative forms of communication. Today, none of her three patients could communicate through speech. One is deaf, one only speaks Croatian, and one is heavily sedated and cognitively impaired by medication. Silent exchanges combined with touch were her only means of communicating important and complex messages to each of them.