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From the textbook Called to Care. Read the passage and answer 1-6 questions.
Amy, a junior nursing student, was assigned to care for Flora, an eighty-fiveyear-old woman with
bilateral gangrene of the lower extremities secondary to diabetes mellitus. Flora's treatment
regimen included maggot therapy. She was on strict contact isolation due to methicillin resistant
staph aureus (MRSA). Amy came to clinical well prepared but with some obvious apprehension as
she began her day. She donned a gown, gloves and mask before entering Flora's room for an
initial nursing assessment. The usual morning care followed: breakfast, medication administration,
bathing and tedious dressing changes. Flora was hearing impaired, so Amy leaned close to her
and spoke clearly in her ear. Flora chewed her food slowly, but Amy very deliberately helped her
take each bite of breakfast, a process that took over thirty minutes. Flora was afraid and in pain,
so Amy touched her gently and combed her hair carefully, gave good skin care and held her hand.
Flora said she couldn't remember when her family last visited, so Amy read each of her greeting
cards to her and listened as Flora reminisced about family. Amy opened the curtains to let Flora
feel the warmth of the sun and see the activities outside her window.Flora was confused, due to
sleep deprivation, so Amy developed a plan for a soothing bedtime routine. When Flora refused to
take her medications, Amy 26 helped her with each pill, calling pharmacy to get liquid meds where
possible. Flora dreaded the painful dressing changes to her lower extremities, but Amy carefully
explained each step in the process and used strategies to minimize the pain Flora experienced.
When a wandering maggot escaped from under the edge of the dressing, Amy unobtrusively
removed it. Amy was weary as she came out of the room after morning care, sweat matting the
hair around her face as she sat down for the first time in two hours to do her charting. When her
instructor returned later, she found Amy back in isolation gear, sitting in Flora's room, holding her
hand. When her instructor asked Amy why she returned to Flora's bedside, she replied, "I saw
Jesus going back into that isolation room to bring comfort to a lonely woman, but I knew Flora
would not be able to see him, so I went instead." (Adapted from Carol Bence, "I Went
Instead,"Journal of Christian Nursing, spring 2003, pp. 4-5.) Discussion Questions 1. In what ways
does Amy's care for Flora illustrate the principles given in the Bible passages above? 2. How did
Amy's personal faith affect her nursing care? 3. What did Amy's care for Flora imply about the way
she viewed her patient? 4. How did Amy alter Flora's environment to enhance her care? What
seemed to enable Amy to endure the discomfort in her environment? 5. What seemed to be the
goal of Amy's care for Flora? How do you think she viewed health? 6. Describe one of your most
difficult patients. How could you apply similar approaches in your nursing care for this person?

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