they affected the way clinicians could think. When I did all of my observation hours over the past four years‚ I never had any biases towards any of our patients. We saw a number of patients that were from other cultures or who were involved in the LGBT community and I never looked at or treated them any differently than any of our other patients. Though I felt so strongly against biases‚ there were several therapists I worked with that had biases towards certain cultures. For our generation‚ I feel
Premium Patient Health care Health care provider
Communication (from Latin "communis"‚ meaning to share) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of person. One definition of communication is “any act by which one person gives to or receives from another person information about that person’s needs‚ desires‚ perceptions‚ knowledge‚ or affective states. Communication
Free Communication
Communication and communication styles‚ verbal‚ non-verbal and written‚ are complex processes and has been described as being “circular and continuous‚ without end or beginning” De Vito (2007). We do both‚ at the same time‚ speaking and listening‚ questioning and responding in an interaction between us and others. It includes‚ interpersonal communication (sharing thoughts and ideas‚ our feelings and emotions‚ understanding others and being understood)‚ self-awareness (knowing oneself)‚ emotional
Premium Communication Nonverbal communication Interpersonal relationship
Patient Profile: Jada is a 9-year old Pitbull-mix. She is a spayed female. History: Jada has bright red splotches on her abdomen and surrounding her vulva. The area is inflamed and tender to the touch. She licks frequently. Physical Examination: Heart rate= 102 bpm (normal range= 60-140 bpm). Temperature= 101.8°F (normal range= 100-102.5°F). Weight= 35.1lb (normal range= 30-60) Diagnosis: The doctor used a scalpel to scrap off crust on Jada’s lower abdomen. A slide was prepared with a blue-violet
Premium Hospital Mastectomy
Organizational Barriers to Communication Communication isn’t always easy‚ but it critical to an organization’s success. The success or failure of an organization often depends on its ability to communicate with its members‚ according to The Communications Department at California State University. New technologies‚ mixed with culturally diverse audiences‚ have increased the importance of organizational communications‚ but have also made the field more complex. Understanding some of the common barriers
Premium Communication
Patient independence The level of Independence varies for different patient because everybody has got their different experiences at some point. Everyone will require care at some points during which one loses the independence due to inability to do things that one would otherwise be able to do. In 2006‚ the Government White Paper which was issued emphasises the importance of independence – It was called Our Health‚ Our Care‚ Our Say – it explains what they should expect from healthcare professionals
Premium Hypertension Cholesterol Illness
Patient zero can be anyone‚ it can be your co-worker‚ your neighbor‚ or even someone you have never even met and is across the world. This person is the first one that has been contaminated with the new disease that is about to spread throughout the population. Patient zero makes contact with other people causing them to get the disease then they go around doing the same cycle as the person that gave the disease‚ which in this case it is Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The patient zero
Premium AIDS Immune system United States
achieving the best quality of communication in the workplace is discussed as follows. Communication strategies are designed so that it helps the workplace achieves its overall organizational objectives such as the healthcare settings with its core business of providing quality health care. Studies of implementing a communication strategy to the healthcare setting revealed that time was spared in treatments time‚ and nurse satisfaction was also increased when this communication strategy was implemented
Premium Nursing Patient Health care
my care for a dying patient with a lingering illness such as cancer because the patient and I may have a different definition or outlook on what quality of life means. To me this would mean making the best of what little time the patient has left to live. Most importantly is to keep the patient comfortable which may include positioning the patient in bed‚ giving a gentle massage and administering pain medications if necessary. It is also very important to provide the patient and the family with emotional
Premium Nursing Personal life Emotion
(2014)‚ “the initial patient interview‚ also known as the health history or the subjective history‚ is undeniably the most important component of the patient examination” (p.12). This initial interview acts as a base on which the therapist can perform physical examination and subsequently plan the intervention (Fruth‚ 2014‚ p.12). Being a novice‚ it is important to perform a self-appraisal after completing patient interview. This self-reflection can help to improve patient examination skills and
Premium Patient Health care Medicine