NURS 341 Study Guide - Final Guide: High Tech, Chronic Condition, Sharon Carstairs
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Connection between canada governing bodies & individuals. Moral distress of providers when unable to provide su cient care d/t insu cient resources. New ns being pressed into leadership roles too soon major structural issue, speaks to lack of organizational resources. The registered nurses, lpns, and care aides are distraught as they watch tom get. Looking at relational practice in palliative care: narrative for re ection. Tom james is an 82 year old man who su ers from mild dementia, chronic obstructive lung disease, and moderate renal failure. Tom"s wife, who visits him regularly, seems overwhelmed. His adult son and daughter are not talking with each other or their mother and visit sporadically. It is clear that tom is dying, and that everyone in the situation is distressed. Tough to discuss this when things start hitting the fan . Thinking in terms of treat/don"t treat doesn"t carry, here.
