Professional Documents
Culture Documents
the anxiety of not being able to talk, seeing unfamiliar faces, and uncomfortable
tubing, he was not able to reach these levels. This prompted me to involve his sister in
the weaning process. Therapeutic communication outcome was evaluated and
determined to be more effective between the patient and his sister rather than between
him and nursing staff due to the inconsistent response from the patient.
Nursing Practice
Demonstrates an awareness of complementary modalities and their usefulness in
promoting health.
Example: I demonstrated awareness of complementary modalities and their
usefulness in promoting health by using distraction to diminish his agitation and
anxiety. Dealing with the anxiety with medications would have led him to rely more
on the ventilator and not progress through the weaning treatment to extubate. In his
case his Sister and I used therapeutic conversation for the distraction.
Example: In this paper, I discussed the research finding that many nurses missed the
physiological signs of increased anxiety such as tachycardia, increased blood
pressure, and increased chest pain. I then applied that knowledge to physiologic
readings to determine the level of anxiety in order to better treat a patient that was not
able to communicate.
Culture
Articulates an understanding of how human behavior is affected by culture, race,
religion, gender, lifestyle and age.
Example: In the paper, I discussed how the patients gender and single status make
him more in need for thorough education, I also hit on the importance of his mother
and sister since he does not have a significant other.