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Running head: BACHELOR NURSING ASSIGNMENT Bachelor nursing assignmentName of the student:Name of the University:Author’s note
1BACHELOR NURSING ASSIGNMENTTopic: Experience of living with cancer or a life threatening illnessIntroduction: The number of people diagnosed with cancer is increasing and it is increasing thecomplexity and burden for the health care system. The prevalence of the cancer in Australia isunderstood from the fact that a total of 138, 321 cases of cancer has been diagnosed in 2018 andthe number of deaths from cancer in 2018 has reached 48, 586. The review of cancer diagnosis inthe five year period between 2008 to 2012 revealed that more than 4 lakh people were diagnosedwith cancer by the end of 2012 (Cancer Australia 2018). As cancer is a life-threatening illness,the diagnosis of the condition is associated with negative physical and mental health impact onpatient. The process of continuous medical attention, hospitalization and painful treatmentprocedure has adverse psychological impact on patient and family members. The experience ofpatient living with cancer also differs based on individual circumstances, types of treatmentreceived and improvement or deterioration in symptoms (Bruce et al., 2018). As holistic carerequires fulfilling physical, mental, social and spiritual needs of client, it is necessary for nurse tohave understanding about experience of people living with life threatening disease such ascancer. Such knowledge helps in the delivery of patient-sensitive care and preventingdissatisfaction with care. With this insight, the main purpose of this report is to critically appraisethree research literatures related to lived experience of living with cancer and then reflect onapplication of this knowledge to nursing practice.
2BACHELOR NURSING ASSIGNMENTSearch strategy: To retrieved relevant research literature related to lived experience of being diagnosedwith cancer or a life threatening illness, search for articles has been done from Google scholarPubMed and Medline. The key terms used for search articles were ‘lived experience of livingwith cancer’, ‘perception of people living with cancer’ or ‘lived experience of people living withlife threatening illness. The other search criteria was to include research articles published within2010 to 2018 only and all articles must be published in English language. The article which gavenarration about patient’s perception of being diagnosed with cancer or a life threatening illnesswas excluded from analysis. Critical appraisal: 1st evidence:The first articles that gives insight about lives experience of living with cancer is thestudy by (Leal et al. 2015). The article has clear statement regarding aim of the research whichwas exploring patient’s ongoing experience of living with cancer. The study used qualitativemethodology to analyze date obtained from a part of randomized controlled trial. Use ofqualitative method is suitable as per the study objective as qualitative approach favors gatheringdata related to a phenomenon of interest (illness experience). As per the study objective, theresearch recruited patients with lymphoma who had received treatment within the past 12 monthand data regarding lived experience of living with cancer was collected by means of three openended question. The three open-ended questions enquired patients about reaction afterdiagnosing of cancer, changes in life after diagnosis and thought about future. The use of open-ended questionnaire is commendable as it helped in in-depth analysis of lived experience of life
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