Nurses Encounter With A Single Patient Interaction

Nurses encounter a variety of perceptions during a single patient interaction. Understanding each patient and their situation centers around understanding those perceptions. Perception is a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression. This paper will outline the main tenants of regarding, understanding, or interpreting. Defining the Topic In the field of nursing, a mental impression can be defined by our senses, selecting information and bringing that information to our brain. The brain maps out the information that has been received and begins to tell a story. Each story is unique and according to The Art of Possibility (Zander Zander, 2000) the story told by each human being is â€Å"all invented†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦In The Art of Possibility (Zander Zander, 2000) dealing with perception can be done through twelve practices (p.26). These practices help to lead and work with all relationships in life, both professional and personal. I am just going to cover the practices that can be the greatest benefit in the nursing career. One of those practices is called â€Å"giving of an A† (Zander Zander, 2000, p. 26). An â€Å"A is not an expectation to live up to, but a possibility to live into.† (Zander Zander, 2000, p. 26) This allows for connection through possibi lity instead of judgment. The giving of an A approach essentially places the individual’s strongest points first and weaknesses second. (Zander Zander, 2000, p.26) This also helps change the way individuals regard themself. When an individual feels empowered, they feel better about themselves. R.S. Zander (2000), the author of this book, specifically speaks of a relationship with her own father. He was not present in her life. She tried throughout adulthood to have a relationship with him. He took his own life when she was only 22. Zander constantly questioned why her father didn’t love her. Only when she was finally able to switch her way of thinking to giving him an A could she identify her father wasn’t able to love her as a result of not being able to love himself. From there, she was able to feel compassion for her father (p.29). Another practice of Zander and Zander’s (2000) writes