Remembering Luke.

Abstract

Nursing is a service that is essential to the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health and well-being. Generally, a systematic approach is put in place whereby a client's needs are assessed and care planned, implemented, and evaluated. The story of Luke reflects the contrasting approaches to care that different nurses bring to their work. Thus, despite a prescribed strategy aimed at the restoration of health, a person's individuality makes each nursing case a new experience. Luke's death provides many insights into issues such as self-awareness and personal needs as obviated by someone else's situation. The end of his life also illustrate how we perceive one another both in a given situation and as time passes.