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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
From the other side of the curtain: the nurse as patient
1RN-BSN Online Completion Program, Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, USA.
Abstract:
Anticipatory grief experienced by patients while awaiting a life-threatening medical diagnosis was explored through the personal experience of a nursing faculty member. The patient's emotional journey from diagnostic testing to result-reporting provided a background from which nurses can recognize the value of a support system and caring interventions. Recommendations for nursing faculty members, nurse practitioners, and students of nursing were made to help mitigate the uncertainties patients experience during this critical period.
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