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On my first day into Nursing 350 my professor left us with one question that rambled around in my head. What does spirit of inquiry mean in to us? I didn’t really get ahold of the concept until I read an article, Asking the Clinical Question: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice, in which it defined spirit of inquiry as “an ongoing curiosity about the best evidence to guide clinical decision making” (Stillwell, p. 58). I have not had experience in the healthcare field in any form of a job. I have experienced being on the family side of a patient who was being treated for cancer. I remember the day my dad first was informed that he had Leukemia. It took him very suddenly, so many questions rushed through his mind and…
After observing the outside of the venue and its surroundings, I entered Out of Town News in order to interact directly with its proprietors and patrons and to find out more about the venue. The observations and insights I gathered supported my initial hypothesis, stated above. Inside the…
This article was written to discuss how to listen with empathy and that the quality of empathizing with a client is used in order to help the professionals. This particular article indicates the importance of not being able to just hear a patient but to make sure the professional is listening and understanding what the client is sharing with them. If a professional is not really listening to a client because they are preoccupied with their own agendas, responsibilities, and things they need to do, this will not help them to listen and understand their client and will not allow them to help a client to the best of their abilities. This…
2.2. Finding out an individual’s history, preferences, wishes and needs: Asking the individual, consulting care, support or individual plans, next of kin, other care staff, doctors, nurses etc.…
to ask after someones health”. This evidence provides the reader with insight on how well known…
the patient to explore and find more information that fits their personal needs and is best viewed…
Moreover, a medical staff needs to understand, receive advice, correspond and listen to one another’s intuitions to function as a team and thrive in a hospital. One may say a medical assistant shouldn't display any empathy towards a patient because it puts the assistant in an emotionally draining situation; however, empathy is the understanding of one’s feelings not ruminating over them. Moreover, the affinity of a medical assistant allows the patient to recognize the assistant’s genuine care and hope for the rehabilitation of his health in a time of vulnerability and…
By sharing an observation of his appearance I tried to initiate conversation and to inform the patient that I knew something was wrong. Using an open ended question was also used to initiate communication so that Mr. Jones would explain his situation and trying to start a conversation.-Open Ended Question (Therapeutic)…
To facilitate successful evidence collection, appraisal, and integration, the first step is to recognize the need for information and develop a focused and searchable clinical question (Crist, McVay & Marocco, 2015). Currently, I provide care to…
Shachak, A., & Reis, S. (2009). The Impact of EMR on Patient-Doctor Communication During Consultation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 15(4), 641-649.…
Empathy is a fundamental aspect of the functioning of social relationships. The ability to accurately read nonverbal signals of others, participate in perspective-taking, identify emotional states in the self and others, and invest in other's emotions are all integral parts of the relationships between individuals. Deficits in any of these aspects of the empathic process can cause and signal various problems that can impact individuals and those around them. A condition such as autism involves deficits in the ability to decode nonverbal communication and affects the cognitive ability to engage in accurate perspective- taking, but does not itself involve a lack of concern for other's feelings when they are understood. Another condition- antisocial…
Galliber, PhD, J. M., Post, PhD, D. M., Weiss, MD, B. D., Dickinson, PhD, L. M., Manning, MPH, B. K., Staton, MSTC, E. W., Brown, PhD, J. B., & Hickner, MD, MS, J. M. (2010). Patients ' question-asking behavior during primary care visits: a report from the AAFP national research network. Annals of Family Medicine, 8(2), 151-159. Retrieved from www.annfammed.org…
According to the dictionary, empathy is defined as “the understanding of another’s situation, feelings, and motives”. I find it difficult to understand that a person could lack such consideration and compassion for another living creature, but, clearly, I have seen otherwise. On many occasions, I have witnessed disconcerting behavior both aimed at myself, or other individuals and have questioned the our society's complacent moral standards. For as long as I can remember, my ability to treat others with kindness has been second nature, and a vital part in my moral practices and beliefs. Faced with many challenges during my childhood, my empathetic disposition was not only enhanced, but, undoubtedly, the strongest building block in my ethical…
The Building Empathy in Healthcare article mentions a couple of reasons of the importance of empathy. Empathy helps build trust and increases patient compliance, as a result, patients have better recovery rates. According to a research study, doctors provide better service when their patients fully verbalize their emotional concerns (Killam, 2014). It is no secret that being a doctor is a stressful job; however, health providers and even patients can help physicians physically recharge through burnouts. In order to ensure that we are truly empathetic towards patients, we must remember where we came from. Before a person becomes a health provider they had to go through certain training and practices to reach their job position. The best way to include empathy is to remember that at some point in time we were patients; put ourselves in the patient's shoes. We have all experienced similar experiences, and everyone goes through problems, no matter how big or small the issues are. Healthcare professionals need to teach their students and remind them how effective empathy can be; not only for the patients but everyone who is part of the healthcare system. Reinforcing empathy to our daily healthcare practices will most definitely make a difference to many lives, including…
