Lactulose Reflection

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I feel confident talking with my patients. I had a patient who has Hepatitis C and refused to take his lactulose medication. Every nurse complained about him and said he was giving them a hard time. I sat down with him and he explained how he doesn’t like when nurses come in and demand that he takes his medication. He told me that it’s not what you say it how you say it. He felt like they were rude and that they needed to respect their elders. I was very therapeutic and explained that we want to remove the toxins(ammonia) from his body and that he needs be consistent with taking his medication. I was sitting at his level and was gave eye contact. I discussed how I cared and the importance of this medication and he took his medication for me. I told him that we need to focus on his liver, so he can get better and get discharged. I told him that he needs to take his lactulose, because if he doesn’t it will prolong his hospital stay. He smiled and thanked me for listening to him. What was your biggest challenge that was non-skill-related? My biggest challenge was trying to cope with my patient who was diagnosed with Renal Carcinoma. It was hard, …show more content…

Even though, it was difficult continuing to work the rest of my shift, I pushed through. My preceptor was affected by the news as well. Talking about the situation with my preceptor helped me feel a little better. I went home and prayed for him and his family. I know I will never forget him. It’s just sad, because he doesn’t have insurance for outpatient chemo therapy and they were discussing keeping him on the unit to treat him. This is a sad situation and I can’t imagine how much pain he is in. I think the reason it affected me so much, is because he is young and it could be me. I will continue to pray, because it helps me cope with the situation. I genuinely care about my patients and that’s the reason I always keep a positive attitude even when they are not in a good

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