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Recommended: Professional, legal and ethical responsibilities of a nurse

I have to admit, while watching this movie I shed some tears and surprisingly it did not have soporific effect. The movie definitely made me more aware of how much impact we as nurse have in our patients’ lives.

One of the goals in therapeutic relationships is to provide emotional and informative support in which the client is able to make informed decisions regarding their health care (Arnold & Boggs. 2016). The doctor portrayed in this movie did not display empathy, in relaying her medical diagnosis he used medical terminology, and when he discussed the treatment he did not include the patient in the decision-making. The patient appeared baffled and after the interviewed regretted not asking any questions. As health care professionals …show more content…

This was represented in the movie when the patient was nauseous and continuously vomiting, the nurse offered her a Popsicle and sat with her to comfort her. The patient was able to divulge her true feelings, the nurse acknowledge her feelings and remain present to console her. Nursing is an intersubjective transaction, where the patient and the nurse experience the process of making responsible choices (Paterson & Zderad 1976). This was shown in the movie during the nursing dialogue, she proceeded by explaining to the patient what is a code status and what is a DNR order. The patient was able to make an inform decision regarding what is a DNR and elected to be DNR. This was one of the parts of the movie that I truly enjoyed. I enjoyed seeing the nurse take time out away from doing for the patient and became present for …show more content…

When the patient was in excruciating pain the nurse advocated for the patient to receive patient controlled analgesics, but the doctor dismissed her request and instead ordered Morphine. This part of the movie bothered me greatly, as the doctor failed to realized that this nurse has been working with this patient and has spent a great deal of time to know that the patient controlled analgesic was the best option for her. Although the doctors did not approved her request, during medication administration she listen to her patient and the patient in the midst of being in pain the nurse was able to find humor and made the patient laugh. This shows us that nursing is not just about the things we are taught in school, but our capacity to show empathy, compassion and our ability to advocate for our

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