Days In The Life Assignment Analysis

The Days in the Life assignment was the first time that I was challenged to change my way of thinking. I have been lucky enough to never had or have had a family member with a chronic illness, I had not known what it is like to receive a diagnosis or try to find information while managing emotions. This assignment showed me the important role that nurses assume as they are providing most patient care. Often, after receiving a diagnosis, patients and their families are stunned, not able to concentrate on what is said, typically vital information pertaining to their new life with the illness. The first reflection of the Days in the Life assignment had us pretend that we received a diagnosis of a chronic illness and describe how we felt and what we were thinking. I took this assignment to heart in order to truly benefit from it and become a better nurse. After thinking like a patient, we were asked to work with a team as nurses to prepare documents …show more content…
After completing this reflection, I reevaluated how I interact with patients and their families. Not only did this assignment change my perspective of the patient, but it changed how an illness impacts an entire family and alters daily routine activities that I take for granted. Acknowledging that a chronic illness is a lived experience and tailoring your patient and family education helps provide holistic care. Reflecting on my second reflection, I noticed that I created my family dynamic to be simple and very stable which allowed for simple intervention implementation. In reality, some client/family relationships lack communication, civility, and resources making intervention implementation much more difficult. In a situation that is emotionally charged along with a complex client/family/community population, interventions will need to be timely and appropriate which is a talent that I look forward to