PT Student Empathy Case Study

If proficiency is the foundation for a PT student, empathy would add power to the punchline. Knowing the fact that people would become anxious and distressful after an injury, a PT student should be able to show empathy to patients. Of course, it is easy to bear in mind that a health care professional should have empathy, but being able to incorporate empathy with patients is essential. I remembered a patient was admitted in the hospital for couple weeks while I was volunteering. She always asked for getting something every other 5 minutes. Although I always responded to her and tried to satisfy her request, I started to feel uncomfortable with passing by her room. However, the patient asked for discharge only after 3 days. She was excited