Still Life: Scenes from the Faraway Nearby

The UNC School of Nursing is proud to present IMPROVING PATIENT CARE USING THE HUMANITIES AND PERFORMING ARTS: This story of a severe medical crisis, written by a nurse, gives voice to a patient on a ventilator and considers the important question of what makes a life worth living—what questions arise when a life should end? Where is the patient’s voice in this epic discussion when silenced by the ventilator itself?THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE followed by DISCUSSION