Part 3 The Shero Family
3.4 Shero family summary
Lucy Shinners
Summary
This part provides a series of case studies of an Iraqi family who have come to Australia as refugees. The case studies focus on Medya, the mother of this family, who has experienced a range of gastrointestinal issues as a result of a traumatic birth and other health issues. The family is comprised of Medya and her 3 children Hedjar, Arin and Fero. They live in Coffs Harbour NSW.
The part illustrates the diverse nursing considerations required when working with families from different cultural and religious backgrounds. The 2 case studies include 1) Medya develops ulcerative colitis and 2) Medya needs a temporary stoma. The case studies explore psychological health for patients with bowel disease, the importance of teamwork and collaborative practice and considerations of cultural diversity. It also follows the journey of care for a patient undergoing bowel surgery and introduces the idea of how technology can support teamwork.
Image attributions
Images not individually attributed are listed below in order of appearance in the part:
Chapter 3.1
Coffs Harbour map by OpenStreetMap is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Iraq map image by Lara Jameson on Pexels
The Shero family image by David Mark on Pixabay
Children during war image by Welcome to All! on Pixabay
Medya image adapted from photograph by David Mark on Pixabay
Hedjar image adapted from photograph by Amir Babaei on Pexels
Arin image adapted from photograph by Abdulmomn Kadhim on Pixabay
Fero image adapted from photograph by Abdulmomn Kadhim on Pixabay
Icons
All icons in this part are from Flaticon and are listed below in order of first appearance in the part:
Introduction: Introduction icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Endocrine: Endocrine system icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Teamwork and collaborative practice: Communication icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Clinical reasoning: Think icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Person-centred care: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Cultural safety: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Objectives: Objective icons created by Uniconlabs – Flaticon
Case studies: Case study icons created by Flat Icons – Flaticon
Mental health: Mental health icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Thinking point: Creativity icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Summary: Summary icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
T – Technology: Technology icons created by Freepik – Flaticon