Write a phenomenological reflection on the following quote: o "There are many wordless places in nursing care, and these wordless places are some of our finest moments, and they will remain hidden. And that is alright because those moments do not have to be rewarded by others, they are reward enough in themselves." 1. Post your phenomenological reflection in the discussion forum by end of day Friday of Module 3. 2. Read the postings of other students, and thoughtfully respond to at least two other student postings by end of day Sunday of Module 3.
The phenomenological quote made me think back to an encounter I had with one of my patients. The gentleman had a heart transplant and he was not doing well at all. He suffered thorough countless complications and major life threatening infections. He pretty much spent the last 6 months of his life in the hospital. Taking care of this man was starting to affect us all. Not because he required a lot, but because it gotten to the point where it felt as if prolonging his life was cruel. He suffered so much. His family just could not let go though. It was to the point where if we touched him he hollered out in pain. This particular day I he was my patient and in report I got that he had a horribly hard night. His wife was in his room when I came in so I went thru my normal routine with him and talked to him a little bit. I didn’t get much of a response. But I could tell when we made eye contact he it was something he wanted to say. He confided in the nursing staff a lot when we were alone with him. His wife was just exhausted and wanted to go and take a shower and get more clothes. This was rare for her to do. She told she was going to go home and get some rest and come back later in the afternoon. Before I left the room he signaled for me to come back. He was mumbling something I really couldn’t hear him so I went over to his side and he said, “I’ve suffered enough, I’ve tried to be strong for my wife.” I...