case study of Mrs Thomas
Case Study of Mrs. Thomas
Western Governors University
Case Study of Mrs. Thomas
Quality of life is described as the ability to enjoy life. People define it in their own ways. I personally feel that for me to maintain a high quality of life I need to be able to utilize most of my natural senses. Communication is on the top of my list. I am a verbal personality and I spend a majority of my day talking to people placing emphasis on being able to talk to people and hold an intelligent conversation of substance with my peers and children is vital to me enjoying my life. Touch would be second. I would feel deprived if I wasn’t able to feel and or reciprocate a hug to and from my children, family and friends. Cognition comes next. If I am unaware of my surroundings and or the people around me, then I am not living. I would rather not continue to live than to live and not continue.
I believe that the definition of what quality of life is to every person is as unique as the fingerprints we bare on our hands. No one person may have the same opinion about what makes them enjoy life. With this said, when caring for a person who is dying and or with a lingering illness as in the case of Mrs. Thomas, it is of utmost importance to seek out what their believes are about quality of life and what their particular goals are to be able to maintain that goal of quality of life.
The first step in being a true advocate of a patient’s quality of life, you need to know what your beliefs are and accept that your patient’s ideals may be different from yours. I would start out by performing an interview with Mrs. Thomas. She would be my first priority since she is the dying person. of everything from religious beliefs to familiar culture and or ethnicity and ethnic culture.
Western Governors University
Case Study of Mrs. Thomas
Quality of life is described as the ability to enjoy life. People define it in their own ways. I personally feel that for me to maintain a high quality of life I need to be able to utilize most of my natural senses. Communication is on the top of my list. I am a verbal personality and I spend a majority of my day talking to people placing emphasis on being able to talk to people and hold an intelligent conversation of substance with my peers and children is vital to me enjoying my life. Touch would be second. I would feel deprived if I wasn’t able to feel and or reciprocate a hug to and from my children, family and friends. Cognition comes next. If I am unaware of my surroundings and or the people around me, then I am not living. I would rather not continue to live than to live and not continue.
I believe that the definition of what quality of life is to every person is as unique as the fingerprints we bare on our hands. No one person may have the same opinion about what makes them enjoy life. With this said, when caring for a person who is dying and or with a lingering illness as in the case of Mrs. Thomas, it is of utmost importance to seek out what their believes are about quality of life and what their particular goals are to be able to maintain that goal of quality of life.
The first step in being a true advocate of a patient’s quality of life, you need to know what your beliefs are and accept that your patient’s ideals may be different from yours. I would start out by performing an interview with Mrs. Thomas. She would be my first priority since she is the dying person. of everything from religious beliefs to familiar culture and or ethnicity and ethnic culture.