Socio-Demographic Factors Nursing Assignment 2022

Running Head: Nursing Assignment
NURSING ASSIGNMENT

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Nursing Assignment
Table of Contents
Reporting....................................................................................................................................3
Responding.................................................................................................................................3
Relating......................................................................................................................................3
Reasoning...................................................................................................................................4
Reconstructing............................................................................................................................5
Reference list..............................................................................................................................6

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Nursing Assignment
Reporting
Mother and children face stress, socio-demographic factors, and physical distress
while coping with cancer treatment. In the chosen research paper, it has been mentioned that
both child and their mother face these issues during their treatment of cancer. Bemis et al.
(2015) have collected information from 318 mothers and 151 cancer affected children to
analyze their stress levels due to these factors. Nursing staff and other healthcare
professionals must help mothers of cancer affected children to cope up with these kinds of
stresses. This research process has taken place to shed light on mental distress of child cancer
patients and their mother due to socio-demographic factors.
Responding
My observation in this article has helped me to understand the mental condition of
parents and child cancer patients. I have understood that it is difficult to stay mentally strong
after knowing that their children will die. I have understood that this kind of cases is very
sensitive in nature and nurses must feel the pain of these parents to provide better care to
those children. Socio-demographic factors create stress in mothers of this kind of children.
For example, it has been found that many of the parents are economically unfit to get
healthcare treatment for their children. This fact creates stress among parents. My observation
has helped me to understand that these people must get mental support for caregivers to fight
with mental distress.
Relating
There is a strong connection between the content of this chosen article and my
personal experience in handling this kind of cases. I have seen this kind of situation in my