Reflect on the personal perceptions and meaning of health, illness, dying and death as appropriate in the specialty practice area (PACU). The perspectives on and understanding of health, illness,...

Reflect on the personal perceptions and meaning of health, illness, dying and death as appropriate in the specialty practice area (PACU).
 The perspectives on and understanding of health, illness, dying and the experience of someone’s death is a very personal matter and the meaning a persona ascribes to it varies from person to person. As nurses it is important for us to understand that different people view these concepts and experiences in a variety of ways, and some of those ways may surprise or even dismay us.
 Find three articles from magazines, journals, blogs, online postings (most numerous), where the person writes about the meaning an illness has had for them. Preferably this will be from your area of specialty practice however this may prove difficult for some specialties in this case pick a specialty area that interests you where there is information available. Choose one article each from the following perspectives or points of view.

From the perspective of the person being cared for

From the perspective of the person closest to them (partner, parent, child, etc)

From the perspective of a health professional caring for such a person
Choose one of your readings and write a reflection on how that has changed your perspective or given you some insight into the meaning illness has for a particular person.
 When writing your reflection make sure you consider your own perceptions, morals and ethics.