Being more open minded.
These are students replys I need to response to them
Student’s First response
1. Being more open minded. Again, everyone has a different perspective and I think if we can really listen and hear our patients, that itself can make a huge difference. Everyone wants to be heard. Being kind. It really takes 0 effort to be kind, we should all really reconsider what kindness mean, especially during those times of great stress.
2. I’ve realized that very so often, I am never satisfied with where I am in life. Like Marie-Jo, I consider myself to be very ambitious, but it dawned on me that I really do need to appreciate the moment of right now, be grateful of what I have, and enjoy my journey no matter how stressful times may get. A lot of unfortunate events happen, and when they happen, my goodness, they happen all at once. Instead of focusing on the bad, I need to shift energy to the great things that are here, like my family because honestly, life is too short. This was definitely a reminder for me to be more positive and loving.
3. Death makes me reflect on my life. It’s kind of a reality check. I should be more involved, I should make more time and I should not be so introverted. It is also a reminder that life is short and I should build a stronger connection with God because he will bring me peace.
Student’s Second response
1) The lessons presented by the practitioners are helpful in refining my approach to the spiritual care of patients in several ways. Like stated acknowledging the claim that at EOL physical wounds cannot be cured but spiritual wounds can be attended to, is huge for me. I always want to do everything in my power to fix everything and make things all better. However accepting the fact that being able to make everything perfect is not always possible, but to make things spiritually stronger for the patient is really important and can be attainable in EOL care. Assisting the patient to let go and find their own spiritual peace at EOL is going to be a huge priority specifically that I would have not thought about prior to the TED talks.
2) As stated there is value in self-reflection, self-knowing, and striving to create a legacy through living a life of meaning and purpose. This is really important to myself and my own spiritual care and after learning more about the practitioners point of view that all became much more important to me. As well as the statement that there is a power in listening, letting go and finding spiritual peace- I felt a big impact. This isn’t only important for EOL care but also people as they mature through life as well. There are many things that I think I would be more at peace with if I listened and let go.
3) Knowing that a patient’s death is near changes the approach to spiritual care causes things to be put into a different perspective. The care you provide for a person during their time of death is going to be one of the last things they endure before dying. To me that is enough to make sure that I am assisting, aiding, comforting and supporting a patient as much as possible within the scope if practice for a nurse during that time with even more compassion than just an everyday duty as a nurse. I think that it is important to think about your loved ones and what you would want from them in regards to their care when they are dying and try to mimic that or use that as motivation to be your best during a time like this. Being able to listen to the patient or the family, assisting them in letting go of whatever they need to let go and helping them find spiritual peace is a really great place to start.
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