Rehabilitation
Infertility has traumatized me for a very long time. People are always speaking behind my back, something that makes me cry all night. I have tried almost every fertility treatment there is, and each comes with negative outcomes. My partner and I have even taken two mortgages on our home to afford fertility treatment. An encounter with such a patient will be very traumatizing to both the patient and me. I cannot imagine that somebody will play with a matter that has depressed me for so many years. Yes, I will be angry at God and the patient, wondering why God would be so unfair to me and fair to others. The thought of five miscarriages due to drug abuse will drive me crazy and help me God if I do not scold or reprimand the patient. How can God be giving children to someone who kills them intentionally while cannot give me even one? The anger will be too much, even though I will recommend the best treatment to save the child. I am trained to control and monitor my feelings on such personal matters; however, reprimands and scolding of patients occasionally arise.
Losing my father to an accident was a big blow, and the fact that a drunk driver killed him is a scar that might never heal. Then history repeats itself, and a drunk driver hits and kills a pedestrian who could be a father, mother, child, or sibling to somebody else. I am supposed to shelf all my anger and bitterness towards people driving under the influence (DUI) and recommend a detox program most likely to assist the person. All said and done; I took an oath to serve to the best of my ability and to protect life. The best of my ability is relative, and the anger and bitterness will negatively affect it. The oath to protect life is the main issue in this case. I know if I do not help the person, he/she will probably kill another person or themselves while DUI. The pain is there, and I have a right to be angry with drunk drivers, given what they took away from me. However, I must look for one positive thing in the scenario and use it to deliver service.
Rehabilitation cannot be forced on drug addicts; rather, it must come from them willingly. Individuals can be taken to a state of the art rehabilitation centres but will still relapse at the slightest of the opportunity. Looking at this case, the patient is not willing to change. What is needed is necessary or less evil. Look at it this way, the patient is HIV positive, and might continue infecting others with the virus. Every day there are new and aspiring heroin users that might encounter the needle. The gift cards will motivate the patient to exchange used needles for new needles. The action helps to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS s well as Hepatitis C. The two diseases are equally dangerous and a significant concern for the health sector. Families lose close family members while the country loses billions of dollars in prevention and treatment, lost workforce, among others. Furthermore, the patient will still use the drugs, unless you take them to Guantanamo Bay for the rest of their life. Until they accept they have a problem, there is no need of allowing them to continue spreading HIV and Hepatitis C.