Assignment
Mr ben is a 60-year-old man, that lives in Carmacks, Yukon. This is located in a rural area. He is divorced, has no kids and lives alone. He is supported by a Personal Support Worker. Mr ben is a retired coal miner with a chronic illness called Pneumoconiosis. Mr. Ben developed this illness after inhaling airborne respirable dust during the time he worked. Mr ben has no source of income other than the welfare check of $1909 he receives from the government every month. Now that the cost of groceries and other expenses has been added in, most of the money has already been spent. This medication cost $100 per shot in this province. Mr. Ben will require oxygen therapy for at least 15 hours each day given his circumstances. His medical care would cost about $1,500 in total. Since of this barrier, he can decide not to seek medical therapy because he would rather spend his money on things he needs for everyday living instead, such as food, water, electricity, and other necessities. The closest hospital is also 1 hr 17 mins away from his home.
After reading the background information on the patient, answer the following questions below:
Use your knowledge on relational inquiry and nursing to come up with a comprehensive written response for each question. Please be detailed as possible.
Task
A. What were your initial thoughts about your assigned client?
B. What else did you see after examining the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and contextual levels of the client scenario, using the hermeneutic and critical lenses of relational inquiry?
C. Consider the aspirations and concerns you have as a nurse. How are these aspirations and concerns shaping the way you are (or were) relating within the client's situation? What does all of this tell you about yourself?
D. What windows or cracks might you look through to learn more about yourself and to care for yourself more fully?
E. How might you clear the debris? Consider some of the strategies you have learned about from various course readings this term that might be important for your self-compassion.