Working this week, I had a new awareness and appreciation regarding my patients who live with chronic illness. Many of them have End Stage Liver Disease, Eng Stage Renal Disease, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, hypertension… A major part of their treatment includes alteration in diet: sodium, sugar, fat, cholesterol, etc. All the things most of us tend to enjoy in excess. The fine tuning that has to happen for these people to achieve a degree of wellness is incredible. This includes a daily dose of discipline and compliance: what a hard pill to swallow. But, without that combination, there is always a price to pay.
As nurses, we have a major role to play in educating patients and families regarding diet, compliance and consequences. Above all, we need to be supportive. Outcomes are paramount in all of these situations.
From experience, I am well aware that there are certain times of the year when discipline and compliance are not on the menu: holidays! It is very difficult for people to maintain in the midst of celebration, family gatherings and bounty. I am a Norwegian-Ukrainian and it is pretty incredible to me what we can conjure-up in the name of tradition and I can assure you that none of it involves discipline!
As I think of Easter Sunday, my family and my patients, perhaps, the idea of “sampling vs. indulgence” is a good food option for all of us. In reality, we all could use a bit more discipline and obedience in our lives. Have a wonderful holiday; but be good to yourself.
Happy Easter! Happy Spring!
Sherry
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As nurses, we have a major role to play in educating patients and families regarding diet, compliance and consequences. Above all, we need to be supportive. Outcomes are paramount in all of these situations.
From experience, I am well aware that there are certain times of the year when discipline and compliance are not on the menu: holidays! It is very difficult for people to maintain in the midst of celebration, family gatherings and bounty. I am a Norwegian-Ukrainian and it is pretty incredible to me what we can conjure-up in the name of tradition and I can assure you that none of it involves discipline!
As I think of Easter Sunday, my family and my patients, perhaps, the idea of “sampling vs. indulgence” is a good food option for all of us. In reality, we all could use a bit more discipline and obedience in our lives. Have a wonderful holiday; but be good to yourself.
Happy Easter! Happy Spring!
Sherry
To join the Registered Nurses at Clarian, visit Registered Nursing Position Indiana
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