Becoming A Patient

Living is a gift. Many people in the world are simply alive, but living is rare. There are people that are too sick to enjoy life, the disease that has manifested in the body slowly takes over the mind and rids the mind of joy and radiance. The glow of life slowly diminishes before our eyes and it is truly heart breaking. This person is not just a disease that happens to be hosted in a human. This is a human that happens to have a disease. This person is someone’s parent, someone’s child, someone’s sibling, and someone’s grandparent. This person has memories, hobbies, and loved ones. This person is your patient. Making a difference in just one person’s life is an incredible feat. Being a physician assistant would be making a difference in many

developing a rapport with ones patients and that a little compassion and understanding can mean the world to a

All too often in regards to medical treatment, physicians are taught everything known about the scientific approaches to disease but still fail to realize the important details of how the disease impacts the individual. Many physicians do not show empathy to their patients and instead just focus on the current diagnosis and the probable outcome. This creates a divide between patient and provider and can even lead to negative feelings of the patient that far outweigh the diagnosis itself. A feeling of hopelessness and despair may accompany the empty feeling that comes with failing to explore the patient’s perspective on care. In this essay, Parrish states,

Within this case study I am going to use two of the Chapelhow et al. (2005) enablers to discuss and reflect on the care of a patient I have been involved with on placement over a period of 5 weeks. ‘Enablers are the essential and underpinning skills that come together to provide expert professional practice’ (Chapelhow, C et al. 2005, p.2). These include; assessment, communication, documentation, risk, professional decision making and managing uncertainty. The enablers work together to provide a holistic approach to the care of patients in health care settings. I am going to focus on and discuss two of the enablers, linking them both together, which will be assessment and communication as I believe these two enablers can be related most to my patient.

Jenny is an patient advocate" "Always verifies medication orders" "Always performs double checks and is conscious" "Never afraid to speak up, does what is right for the patients needs, attentive to her patients" "Repeats verbal orders, always verifies med dosages, asks improtant questions" "Alerts MD, CN and team leader of critical patients, always supporting new hires as well as nursing students by answering questions" "Anticipates patients and family needs" "helpful to peers" "always leadning a hand" "constiently checking on patients Qhr/VS, Throuogh documation" "Curteous to patient and family" "always addresing patients needs" "Actively checks on patients" "Always addressing patients concerns" "Answering any questions thoroughly" "Gives accurate/detailed report" "Asks patients if they needs anything before leaving patients rooms" "Patience" "Great bedside manner" "Jenny uses theraputic communication" ' Actively listens and addressess patients concerns" "Jenny is always paying attn to detail, she always thinking and acting in ways of safety (for patients and staff)."

First, the relationship between a doctor and patient is a valuable asset in today’s medical environment. In this case, Merry didn’t understand that her diagnosis was worsening after refusing treatment, her autonomy was to have control of her own life decisions. As a result, Merry’s family chose to deny

The sociological theory of Functionalism takes upon the perspective that society consists of systematic processes, which revolve around set structures. Functionalist theory allows for the creation of health and illness as variables (Stam, 2000). These variables all lead to development and require that certain structures be used to restore proper function. The intended purpose of this reflective piece is to identify how my Patient-Practitioner experiences could be viewed from the sociological theory of functionalism. The essay will present a case study and then proceed to analyse the case through the lens of functionalism. The analysis will include limitations of functionalism and consider implications of this analysis upon future paramedic practice.

How good it would be for you as dentist, for your dental practice as a business, and for the dental health and well-being of your patients, if you could offer more than just verbal reassurance about the state of your patients dental health?

Consider the "Excluded Services" section and the "Payment/Premium" section from your own health insurance contract. Which one is easier to understand? In plain English, discuss what each one means to you as a patient.

5. I have a lot to do there, usually I do my lawn and other things around my house,

Client was observed coloring only one sheet and started moving around the office. Client switched chairs several times. He sat on the chair with wheels and started swirling it around for a period of time. He then sit backward with his knees on the seat while hold the back of the chair with his two hands and started rocking the chair back and forth for a period of time. He rocked the chair to the point that the chair's two wheels came off the floor. He moved the chair closer to the clinician's desk and picked up a pen and started throwing the pen on the table. He picked up the pen and threw it on the table about 6 times. Clinician eventually came to the client and asked him to sit on a chair without wheels. Client then crawled under his chair.

By nature, I am not a very patient person. I am always in a hurry to get things done and for events to take place in life. I want to be efficient with time and be able to use it as wisely as possible. Having to wait is something I have always struggled with. When I want something, I want it now. I come by this naturally, as my father is the same way. There have been many times where I have had to wait in my life and I despised those moments. However, what happens when there is no other option but to wait? And what if this wait is over a prolonged period of time? The time I have had to be most patient, is happening presently. During this time, the one I love and I are separated for a prolonged period of time. During this time, the only contact

“Nursing is an art, and if it is to be made an art, requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter’s or sculptor’s work...” (Nightingale, 1868)

A twist on the "patient's perspective" approach is to describe a time when medicine failed to save or heal someone close to you. The purpose of this tactic would not of course be to rail against the medical profession, but rather to show how a disappointing loss inspired you to join the struggle against disease and sickness.

supplies that is used by the ward. Patient yelling, "never mind. I want their supplies. This place ain't got anything." Patient appears irritable and argumentative, but walked away after receiving no response from this