The 12th Annual Suzanne Renée Leider Lecture

At the 12th Annual Suzanne Renée Leider Lecture on May 25, UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Dean Mark Lazenby, an advanced practice oncology nurse, delivered a powerfully moving presentation about the nature of suffering and compassion.
Suffering, he says, is feeling disconnected from being alive. Nurses use symptom assessment to identify sources of suffering and deliver treatment with hands-on compassionate care.
He differentiates chosen and wanted suffering (say the pain from training for a marathon), chosen but unwanted suffering (the pain marathon runners experience when they cannot finish) and unchosen and unwanted suffering (cancer).
This annual lecture honors the memory of Suzanne Renée Leider, a nurse whose vision of compassionate care changed the life of her patients and all who were fortunate to know her.
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amazing lecture on nursing practice. this is why we do what we do. ❤️