英文摘要 |
"This article described the nursing and caring experience of a patient suffering from the physical and mental torture and the subsequent emotional disturbance after the initial diagnosis of aplastic anemia in the prime of his life and while receiving the treatment. The nursing period was from June 5 to July 5, 2018. The materials were collected by direct nursing, observation, and interviews. Gordon 11 Function Health Patterns was adopted for evaluation, and it was confirmed that the patient had two major health problems, ineffective protective capability and emotional disturbance. During the nursing process, the researcher taught the patient the method of bleeding prevention and encouraged the patient to freshen up and eat meals on the bed to conserve energy. The patient was also encouraged to wear loose and comfortable clothes and maintain a sufficient amount of sleep to reduce cell metabolism and oxygen demands. Moreover, health education, including signs of infection, related symptoms, and protective measures, such as frequent hand wash, mask wearing, and reducing the number of visitors, was offered in order to improve the patient’s physiological problems. While actively caring and empathizing with the patient, the researcher also taught the patient the methods to ease emotional disturbance. Combined with relevant information and requirements of the disease provided by the personnel of an interdisciplinary team, the patient’s emotional disturbance was improved; the patient was able to develop adulthood intimacy successfully and regain the meaning of life. For improvement, the researcher suggests to arrange hospital-wise or ward-based in-service education on aplastic anemia care and mental care, invite hematologists and oncologists to share care experience on patients with bone marrow transplant and develop an operation procedure for a cross-disciplinary team. By doing so, patients may receive the optimal benefits from the medical team, and the service quality of the hospital can be improved." |