FACILITATING CANCER PATIENTS

Support Group Meeting



Sharing Experience of Group Meeting

Introduction

I sought an especial permission from the management to attend supportive group meeting with the patient. My objective was to learn the way concerning parties interacted with each in the pursuit of single motive to facilitate the patient (Grant et al, 2008, pp.14-108). I needed to find the role of as nurse in the procedures or I can say the role of a nurse got prominent itself (Tarbo et al, 2005, pp.40-214). The patient, Emily John who was 50 year old, found a suspicious lump in her breast and contacted her physician for the appointment. After the check up and reports, he confirmed that it was something apprehensive and referred her to breast cancer treatment hospital. There was a member of the team of professionals who received Emily and escorted her to a comfortable room. It already had 5 professionals waiting for her. There were one oncologist, one psychologist, one certified nurse, one head of the department nurse, one general physician of the hospital (National Cancer Equality Initiative, 2010; Kristen et al, 2006, pp.770-778). I was witnessing the whole activity as a third party. Everyone greeted her and made her settled by introducing themselves with her. I also had a little chit chat with her. I found her quite down. The first thing the professionals did in the meeting was to elevate the morale of the patient (Gottlieb & Wachala, 2007, pp.379-400). Out of 5 professionals, one remained at front and more communicative than others. Zeat Fon was the assessor in the team and was also a certified nurse (Krizek et al, 1999, pp.88-92). He called for a fresh juice for the patient and everyone. She, then, slowly started to ask about her routine and family. Emily gave information about her broken family and at that moment she was living with her elder sister who was almost 55 year old (Hoybye et al, 2004, pp.211-220).

The Group Meeting

I found Fon the assessor in the support meeting as she was incessantly facilitating the patient. Emily herself started talking about her illness and showed her anxiety and apprehensions about the procedure of the treatment (NICE, 2004). The oncologist and psychologist explained her about the symptoms she was experiencing (Tannock & Hill, 2010, pp.67-195). They elaborated her on the real grounds of breast cancer and told her that it was not the end of her life (Grant et al, 2008, pp.14-108). I could see Emily felt better when she learned about some positivity present in the given scenario. She shared her way of experiencing life that she was at the moment not particularly happy with her life and has no wealthy background. She worked in local chocolate factory at packaging department. Her job was suffering due to her disease because she got the fever on and off.

In the later discussion, the professionals gave a detailed account of breast cancer treatment which she would experience shortly. Fon motivated her to ask questions and ask as many questions ...