The Roles and the Right Level and Kind of Involvement of the Nurses in "Remember Lara"

Remember Lara
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Q1. The nurses played crucial roles in Lara’s case. The nurses provided care to her by Registered Nurse Robin first conducting diagnostic tests to confirm her diagnosis, applying therapy given through injections and chemotherapy treatment and learning about her to tailor-make her medication to her needs. For instance, offering her a cocktail of antiemetics to control nausea and vomiting, and giving her daily injections together instead of after every twelve hours. The nurses acted as educators by explaining Lara’s condition to her and her family, enlightening them on the types of treatment she would receive and respond to their questions, concerns, and fears. The nurses also acted as managers of Lara’s treatment, by Nurse Robin liaising with the medical staff to offer care and support to her, organizing, which nurses would be available at what time during Lara’s stay and ensuring she took her medication on time.
Q2. Critical thinking in nursing refers to the ability of a nurse to think in a well-organized and logical manner. One achieves this by demonstrating openness to questions, tolerance to other people’s views, a reflection of the reasoning process of the patient and their family, diligence in finding information and investigating medical situations to inform safe nursing practices and quality care. Nurses in Lara’s case utilized critical thinking by using the first days of meeting her to listen to her and her family, learning of her symptoms, diagnosis, their feelings, fears, and hopes. As a result, Nurse Robin utilized the information to handle Lara ably whenever she went through different emotions such as pain, anger, happiness, depression, and sorrow. Nurse Robin respected the reasoning process of Lara by letting her gain control of the situation by selecting the nurses she wanted to administer her medication.
Q3. Lara’s nurses functioned at expert proficiency. Throughout her stay, the nurses that cared for her displayed a high level of knowledge whereby even before she got to the hospital RN Robin Kramer suspected that she had ac...