Health Care Reflection Essay
Professional Health Care Reflection: “For Further Consideration” Question One. Question number one involves describing oneself, and imagine ways to relate with a patient who possesses opposite, or highly different characteristics (Tamparo & Lindh, 2017). Therefore, the purpose of the present work is to reflect in the aspects involved in communicating professionally and therapeutically regardless of the background of a patient.
Therapeutic Communication
The exercise in question one ended up with two contrasting profiles, on one side, I am a young adult Chilean woman, a Christian and a sister to one sibling, while a contrasting patient could be a middle adult Asian woman, Catholic, wife and mother to three children. Thus, the main points in …show more content…
In a health care related setting, transcultural nursing provides competences to provide holistic care by accepting and respecting all cultural differences, and therefore modifying care to fit the patient’s needs (Ansuya, 2012). Thus, it is important to remain open to any cultural encounter, and make sure to be respectful, tolerant, and sympathetic. As a result, the patient will be able to feel safe and accepted, and communicating will be easier. Family Background When different experiences have been accomplished by patient, empathy is the best value to apply. As a sister to one sibling, it is hard to understand the concerns of a mother of three children. Therefore, communicating professionally, involves taking into account the patient’s priorities and being able to think like her.
Communication is key in forming interpersonal relationships in every social setting. In the case of nursing, communication must encourage the healing process of the patient while establishing a bond of trust (Hj.Indirawaty & Syamsuddin, 2015). To accomplish these goals, it is necessary to apply certain competences such as respect, tolerance, and empathy, that will make the patient feel comfortable, understood, and not judged. Regardless of the personal differences that one can encounter, it is crucial to always ensure the patient’s dignity and treat him or her with the same respect as any other
Therapeutic Communication
The exercise in question one ended up with two contrasting profiles, on one side, I am a young adult Chilean woman, a Christian and a sister to one sibling, while a contrasting patient could be a middle adult Asian woman, Catholic, wife and mother to three children. Thus, the main points in …show more content…
In a health care related setting, transcultural nursing provides competences to provide holistic care by accepting and respecting all cultural differences, and therefore modifying care to fit the patient’s needs (Ansuya, 2012). Thus, it is important to remain open to any cultural encounter, and make sure to be respectful, tolerant, and sympathetic. As a result, the patient will be able to feel safe and accepted, and communicating will be easier. Family Background When different experiences have been accomplished by patient, empathy is the best value to apply. As a sister to one sibling, it is hard to understand the concerns of a mother of three children. Therefore, communicating professionally, involves taking into account the patient’s priorities and being able to think like her.
Communication is key in forming interpersonal relationships in every social setting. In the case of nursing, communication must encourage the healing process of the patient while establishing a bond of trust (Hj.Indirawaty & Syamsuddin, 2015). To accomplish these goals, it is necessary to apply certain competences such as respect, tolerance, and empathy, that will make the patient feel comfortable, understood, and not judged. Regardless of the personal differences that one can encounter, it is crucial to always ensure the patient’s dignity and treat him or her with the same respect as any other