Refer to The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy. Write a 750-1,000 word paper that analyzes the story of Ivan Illych in terms of concepts of the “healing environment” found in chapter 7-9 of Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing. Be sure to address the phenomenology of illness and disease (i.e. the personal “what it is like” of illness and disease) in the paper.

Human Experience of Illness2 People who have suffered from any disease can be devastating. It can cause distress for a person and have a significant impact on his or her health. A person's stress can be reduced by having a specific healthcare environment. This environment is known as a curative environment, which is a physical or healing environment. According to our definitions, there are three healing environments: visibility, invisibility, and history. Dying from a disease will also have a personal impact, and it will be covered in the book, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and its concept. Healing Environment Concepts When thinking about an actual environment, its impact on one's health is referred to as the "actual view." Physically visible, felt, impacted, smelled, and weighed. This environment plays a significant role in soothing and healing those who suffer." Nightingale believed that controlling the environment 'places the patient to heal' nature" (Shelly & Miller, 2006). He was overwhelmed by Ivan Ilych's suffering and finally died from it. In the room where Ivan saw rest and quiet, Gerasim gave him both of those things. In those hard times, Ivan Ilych felt someone should demonstrate that they cared about him and that he was suffering

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