Misjudgement Paper
Indeed it is hard to admit one misjudgement because of formed biases. Biases are defective theories that affect our decision making. Accordingly patient care will benefit from an environment that allows professionals or learners to learn constructively from their mistakes (Wu, Folkman, & McPhee, 1991).
Contemplating on your question, I would like to discuss the cognitive and behavioral responses that we can make to address this particular scenario:
First, taking responsibility, this is the most important step to address the issue of misjudgement. When we take responsibility for our action we create that learning opportunity. If we were too defensive about this behavior of misjudgement, it would take away that chance of learning from it.
In acknowledging that we have made certain biases which led us to misjudge someone creates that learning loop of correcting ourselves. And when we realize that mistake, more than likely we are not inclined to make the same mistake again.
Secondly, on the behavioral response we usually try to reflect or seek on understanding- “ why this happened”. This is important because when we reevaluate what lead us to behave this way we get can now identify the behavior that lead us to our presumptioms. Hence we can be wary of these behaviors or preconceive notions to improve our patient care and decision-making (Elstein, 1999).
Lastly, we need to maintain a two-way communication channel with our patients. Our patients are the vital source of critical informations that we need to be able to efficiently and effectively take care of them. We need to listen intently to them and take cues from what their body is telling us. And in doing this we are able to correct the initial biases we had for them
Afterall our profession is more than just the science; our innate capacity to be compassionate and to do what is right for our patient is the art in our profession.
Again thank you for letting me participate in your discussion.
-Gerald
Contemplating on your question, I would like to discuss the cognitive and behavioral responses that we can make to address this particular scenario:
First, taking responsibility, this is the most important step to address the issue of misjudgement. When we take responsibility for our action we create that learning opportunity. If we were too defensive about this behavior of misjudgement, it would take away that chance of learning from it.
In acknowledging that we have made certain biases which led us to misjudge someone creates that learning loop of correcting ourselves. And when we realize that mistake, more than likely we are not inclined to make the same mistake again.
Secondly, on the behavioral response we usually try to reflect or seek on understanding- “ why this happened”. This is important because when we reevaluate what lead us to behave this way we get can now identify the behavior that lead us to our presumptioms. Hence we can be wary of these behaviors or preconceive notions to improve our patient care and decision-making (Elstein, 1999).
Lastly, we need to maintain a two-way communication channel with our patients. Our patients are the vital source of critical informations that we need to be able to efficiently and effectively take care of them. We need to listen intently to them and take cues from what their body is telling us. And in doing this we are able to correct the initial biases we had for them
Afterall our profession is more than just the science; our innate capacity to be compassionate and to do what is right for our patient is the art in our profession.
Again thank you for letting me participate in your discussion.
-Gerald