Bachelor of Nursing Assignment

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Bachelor of Nursing Assignment
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Description of What Happened in the Film
From my observation of the video, three people whose names have been identified as
Bronwyn (an adult female who happens to be the casualty), John (a middle-aged man who
seems to be the husband to Bronwyn) and Taylah (a young lady, probably a daughter to John
and Bronwyn) were present in a hospital’s consultation room. The main reason for their being
in this room is that Bronwyn has come for the results of the past tests as instructed by the
doctor. Shortly, a doctor was with them and was explaining that the diagnosis of Bronwyn
had shown the presence of breast cancer, which had started spreading to other parts of the
body. The victim, however, remained wondering about her situation on whether to believe or
disagree and a nurse took the opportunity of counseling her before handing over a card
containing her number so that they could keep their connection via phone call.
As I watched the video, I realised the lack of professional and communication
strategies. The first one I observed was that the encounter lacked the use of silence:
Therapeutic communication entails the various techniques that doctors and nurses use to give
priority both to the mental, emotional, and physical comfort of their clients who are the
patients (Halcomb, Stephens, Bryce, Foley & Ashley, 2017). There were various forms of
therapeutic communication breached in the short video encounter. The first form of
communication is the use of silence. Silence is an element of communication which allows
patients to think critically on ways forward based on the anticipated results of their tests. In
the video, there was no place that silence was observed, and in such a case, Bronwyn had to
remain nervous for the whole moment as she did not have any option to lack of time for self-
introspection.
Seeking clarification: - This technique used as a form of therapeutic communication is
more or less similar to active listening. At times, points spoken might not be so precise for

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the audience; for example, medical language is mostly understood by the doctors, nurses, and
other people of similar professions (Janssen, Ruiter & Waters, 2018). For others, they remain
in the darkness in terms of meaning. I took Bronwyn as the major actor in this film because
all the issues revolved around her. She was not ready to listen to the doctor as she looked
uncomfortable with the results provided. The doctor mentioned the name of the disorder as
metastatic breast cancer, which she might not have known. It was John, the husband, who
popped in to ask for what that disease means.
I observed a total lack of comfort and encouragement: -in hospitals, patients are taken
as people who appear to have lost hope of living and should be put under holistic care
(Butchibabu, Sparano-Huiban, Sonenberg & Shah, 2016). Bronwyn was diagnosed and
happened to be a victim of a critical disease which has a limited survival rate. Everybody
who was in that room was supposed to show some sense of comfort and encouragement
through encouraging words, holding or touching the victim, and making her feel as if the
disease is not a big deal. Instead, the doctor and the nurse spoke and finished their parts; the
husband and the daughter were kind of amazed and had nothing to do, leaving the victim to
struggle alone with her condition.
Feelings
The video was characterised by misaligned expectations: this cause of poor
therapeutic communication refers to the different views of each party depending on their
opinions and experiences. From the film, the doctor and Bronwyn both had different results.
The doctor did his diagnostic tests and came up with the correct conclusions from the
laboratory showing that Bronwyn was found to be a victim of metastatic breast cancer, and
the tumor was swiftly spreading to other body parts. Bronwyn, on her side, had the feeling
that the pain is too little and the time since she started to experience deteriorating conditions