Reflection On Hypothyroidism

Meagan was in the room and I kept thinking about what she would think of me, I wondered if it was even legal to pray with this mom, I was hesitant because I didn’t want to say anything wrong to make her more sad or be a bad representation of Christ, I reasoned that it would be just as meaningful and powerful if I simply prayed to Jesus myself without saying anything out loud… it felt like there were so many reasons not to pray! I asked the Lord for courage. A prayer I often pray is, “Make me bold, give me strength, and keep me humble.” This is the prayer I prayed over myself in that moment. Jesus was still asking me to pray for V.R.’s mom as she finished talking. With the courage that God gave me, I asked her if it would be ok for me to pray …show more content…
Even though it may seem small, I feel accomplished in my decision and action. Furthermore, I performed a lot of critical thinking between these two shifts. V.R.’s hypothyroidism provided me many opportunities to think through several nursing care plans and interventions. I identified causes for the abnormal labs and discussed the following actions that were implemented. I learned a great deal about courage from the book we are reading in class. Bowling quoted Einar Kloster, the president and CEO of Philips Lighting when he said, “Courage to follow through on your own convictions is critical.” Bowling then continued on to say, “Only when you have the courage of your convictions can you effectively follow your knows” (Bowling, 2001). In this case, I felt the conviction to pray for V.R.’s mother. I knew that was something the Lord was asking me to do, but I was lacking the courage to carry it out. Only after God gave me the courage of my conviction was I able to take the leap of faith and effectively follow “my know.” This process is something I hope to consistently allow God to take me through when I feel unable to follow “my