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Ethical and spiritual decision making in health care. (Jeremy bon)

As an Operating Room Nurse, I rarely encounter death. When I first began working in the OR, someone once said to me "noone dies in the operating room"; obviously this isnt the case, people find themselves needing surgery at very inoportune times... such as after being shot, after having a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, or from a long battle with cardiac issues, to name a few examples. What the individual meant, was that every measure feasible is taken to ensure that a patient makes it to the recovery room.

I consider my view of death to be based more on my earlier years in my career. I once worked as a CNA in a long-term care facility where I would encounter patients who were at the end of their lives, perhaps with different sentiments of their accomplishments. I then worked in an emergency room where I would occasionaly encounter patients who had suddne issues which lead to their demise. These experiences have helped shape my view of life, which I think is directly related to one's view of death. Life is short, and fragile, it is perhaps a cliche to hear, but it is important to live each day as if it could be your last. But honestly, I once was more "comfortable" with death than I am today. This change is perhaps related to my current nursing specialty, or perhaps is more related to changes in my personal life. I find myself fearing "the end" more and more each day as I raise my 3 young kids. I understand that each day could be my last, and that one must live life the best way possible, with no regrets, but I find myself fearing for my children and my wife, if something were to happen "before we are ready".

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Ethical and spiritual decision making in health care. (Binda)

I am currently employed as a case manager for a Managed Medicare program. Although I do not experience death in person at my current employer, I do face our members passing away as well as members discharging with hospice and palliative services. I previously worked as a floor nurse many years ago where I did face death, code blues, rapid responses, intubation and topics of such nature. I will open up and honestly say that the first few times I experienced death within a hospital setting, it was very difficult. As student nurses we learn about death, dying and the stages of grieving but it is not the same when you read learning material compared to when you face your patient passing away in front of your eyes. I do feel it has gotten easier with time and experience. Death and the dying process are sensitive topics that should always be addressed with respect and empathy especially when discussing with our patients and their families. I do feel that it has gotten easier with time. I have come to the realization that we will all die at one point or another, hopefully sooner than later but coping with death is necessary as we will all deal with this issue within our lifetime and may relate to a family member, friends, pets, close loved ones and so on. I am a CRRN so my specialty is inpatient rehabilitation. CRRN stands for Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse. In an ARU (Acute Rehab Unit) the focus is actually to improve the patient's functional abilities and return to prior level of function prior to hospitalization. I personally would not choose to work for hospice as I feel it is very difficult emotionally and mentally. I give credit to hospice and palliative nurses as I am sure they also receive special training in order to deal with such delicate cases.

Please respond the below statement and reference. 150 words and reference.

Ethical and spiritual decision making in health care. (Binda)

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Have any of you had any experience with hospice or end of life clinical work? If so, what has been your experience with this as it relates to suicide and euthanasia?