| 英文摘要 |
An unexpected suicide event often gives the family member enormously psychological impact. This paper describes a middle-aged woman alone facing the impact of her spouse dying from suicide. Nursing care started from April 6th through April 20th, 2009. The author took care of the subject’s dying husband in the surgical intensive care unit. During the visiting time, data was collected through the adoption of non-structural talks, communication, and observation. Her physical, psychological, social, and spiritual levels were evaluated. The overall assessment indicated the case had anxiety, non-anticipated sadness, and ineffective individual coping. The author used Watson Caring theory as the basis for nursing care. It included establishment of a trust relationship and use of listening, empathy, acceptance, and active care to lead the wife to speak out her anxiety about her spouse’s unstable condition, accompanying her through this sudden sadness. Emotional support was also provided by family members, health care, and religious personnel. Social workers were able to locate available resources to support the case. |
