Reflection of “The American Nurse”
In the documentary of “The American Nurse” it showed different nurses in the field and what a day in the nurses lives would look like. Viewers were able to see a labor and delivery nurse, a director of nursing for a nursing home, a home care nurse, a prison nurse and an Army nurse. In this paper I am going to discuss the roles and actions of the home care nurse and the prison nurse.
Both the home care nurse and the prison nurse had a heart for what they were doing. Both gave their all and didn’t judge their patients. Both set outside factors to the side and looked at their patients as individuals and not as a criminal or a hopeless individual. The home care nurse went to an extreme to help his clients. He drove his vehicle through seasonal highways and on roads that were not kept up by the town. He went to the farthest efforts to be there and give his help and skills to his patient. The patient was not in the best living situation, the house was a mess, crammed and family members were seen smoking and not encouraging an atmosphere where healing could easily occur. The nurse was sensitive to this situation and did not stress the patient out anymore when he saw that there was a negative change in his health, instead the nurse approached the family member and addressed the change in the clients health so the family would be aware of it. The nurse stayed sensitive to the client and put the client first in the situation. The prison nurse acted in a similar way. She approached each individual and provided care without at times even knowing or wanting to figure out what they were in prison for. No matter what the situation the prison nurse placed the clients needs first without placing judgment on the patient. I also liked the fact that the prison nurse allowed a hospice volunteer who was in prison at the time to work with her. This not