Reflective Thinking Assignment

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Reflective Thinking Assignment

One Monday afternoon , as I was finalizing with my ward rounds , I received a call from Dr . Harris - my supervisor - asking me to immediately report at his office . I right away hurried to Dr . Harris office upon which I was asked to take care of a certain woman - 20-year-old Jane - who had just been rushed in . Harris hurriedly told me that the hospital records that accompanied Jane indicated that she was suffering from

an acute case of sickle cell crisis

On seeing the troubled patient , a mixture of feelings crisscrossed my mind and body . As I heard Jane groan in pain owing to the intense pain she was experiencing , I could not help but feel pity for her . Such emotions emanated from my quality of humanity . Further , I pitied Jane since I understood that she was an unfortunate victim of genetic malfunctioning effects . This sympathy arose from the fact that I understood that sickle cell conditions are genetic and are not related to anything the patient did or failed to do (Capenito-Moyet , 2008

Further , I could not help but start thinking about the implications of Jane having sickle cell anemia . I entertained these thoughts owing to my knowledge that women are disproportionately negatively affected by sickle cell situations than men . For example , female patients experience more agony on seeing their offspring succumb to this condition besides experiencing pregnancy-related complications (Martn-Carvajal Pesa-Martn , Comunibn-Carrasco et al . 2007 . Such information...