The Other End Of The Stethoscope : 33 Insights For Excellent Patient Care

Marcus Engel emphasized on communication and empathy when dealing with patients in his book, I’m Here: Compassionate Communication in Patient Care. As he struggled to cope with his hospital stay, certain health care providers helped him improve his mental and physical health. He wrote about the doctors, nurses, and other health care providers he met. In his book he mentioned how the behavior and tone of health care providers impacted him. He touched on various topics such as patient privacy, care, and interaction.

A patient is vulnerable when a nurse bathes their bare body for a bed bath. After a patient receives the news of cancer, a nurse is there to comfort the patient. When a family sits in the hospital room waiting for their child to wake up from a coma, a nurse is a shoulder to cry on. A nurse should show compassion and care to each patient. When a nurse shows care and compassion, the patient and nurse bond grows stronger. As the bond grows stronger, the impact on the patient will increase. The role of a nurse is to take care of the sick and show compassion. With compassion, a nurse will grow the relationship between the patient and the nurse. The value of integrity means to be honest and do the right thing the reliable way. One of the most important aspects of being a nurse is honesty. If a nurse makes a mistake while giving medication, the mistake should be reported immediately. If the incident is not reported, a patient’s life could be at risk. What if the dosage is too high? What if the wrong medication is given to the wrong patient? What if the patient is highly allergic to the incorrect medication? If a nurse does not own up to the mistake, the patient’s life could be at danger. A nurse should inform the doctor or physician of the mistake made. Honesty can save a life. If a patient asks the nurse what time she will come back, the nurse should come back within that time frame. If the nurse does not return in

For as long as I could remember, I have seen my father rushing to the hospital in a white coat, answering pagers in the middle of important family conversations and attending night calls even in the most terrible weather. I had always wondered; what could be so important that it belittles every other responsibility in his life. It was only after many years of anguish and protests that it finally made sense to me. This defining moment of realization occurred when I first met a patient in his office. I saw how the gratitude in the patient’s eyes can provide a sense of fulfillment that triumphs all other feelings in the universe. It was human life that was most important. Being a doctor does not make you a mere healer but also gives you the responsibility of a caregiver. I had never felt more proud of my father and that was the day I felt the urge to relive this feeling many times over. It was there in that moment that I decided to pursue a career in medicine.

When asked what trait a physician bears in the 21st century, most would agree with compassion. Pierre Elias author of the narrative essay, “Insensible Losses: When The Medical Community Forgets The Family”, argues that physicians may be compassionate when it comes to their patients, but “lack a systematic approach to communicating with families when a patient’s health deteriorates unexpectedly, requiring a change in care providers” (Elias 707). Pierre Elias is a medical student from Duke University. He is nearing the end of his clinical rotations when he is forced by his inner moral conscience to deliver difficult news to a patient’s family whom no other physician makes time for.

A doctor’s mind and heart are very much involved in the patient’s road to recovery. Evidence in support of this statement is shown in William Carlos William poem “ The Red Wheelbarrow, and his essay “The Practice.” Also, in Jack Coulehan poems “The Man with Stars Inside Him, The Six Hundred Pound Man,” and the article “What’s a good doctor and how do you make one?” Individually, each reading and poem has expressed doctor’s emotions with their patients, and what characteristics have guided them into becoming a good doctor. The readings are a representation of how doctors are in fact remorseful when it comes to their patients. While reading these articles, I realize that doctors have been restricted to how much emotion they are allowed to show. All doctors have their weaknesses and their strengths, and they should be vocal about them especially when it comes to treating their patients.

Caring can mean different things to different people, however, there are a few principles that are important to all such as empathy, compassion, respect and trust. The act of caring is shown initially by our exterior presence but our actions and personality is what portrays our caring ways. Growing up in a family with morals and beliefs, has taught me to be an approachable friendly person, having strong qualities of respect and compassion for others. Knowing one 's self, the acceptance of others comes naturally and eases formation of relationships. Understanding the caring needs of others, I will establish the nurse-patient relationship. Jean Watson, and many other nursing theorist, have defined caring as the central concept of nursing. Despite the unique and personal needs of each individual patient – there are key characteristics that the profession upholds. Throughout this paper, I will talk about what caring is and how it is different in the nursing industry.

A nursing career and caring for the sick intertwine inseparably. It requires a tremendous amount of compassion and empathy to care for those who are in need. My philosophy of care is to treat others with dignity, respect and compassion regardless of their race, ethnicity or cultural background. It’s about treating people the way you want to be treated and to understand that sometimes the best medicine of all is kindness. In addition, not only is it important to provide effective and competent care to all patients, it’s extremely crucial to provide care that is genuine and compassionate. All health care consumers should be receiving care that reflects their values and beliefs.

According to Burkhartd (), “compassion is the ability to imagine oneself in the situation of another” (p.50). Majority of the population has experienced a form of illness or another at some point in life. Previous encounters with particular situations help people to understand exactly what someone is going through. A nurse may come across a patient who is suffering from the same type of cancer that his/her grandfather once did or a child who fractured the same bone he/she did during childhood. Previous experiences don’t have to be lived to fully understand each situation, sometimes repetitious occurrences help. For example, the nurse could also understand a particular circumstance because he/she cared for many others who suffered from the same illness. It helps the nurse remember what if this were my grandfather, who was in the exact situation? What helped the most when that happened to me? These prior experiences bring about feelings of compassion and motivation to care for this patient with the best of his/her abilities. The essential nursing value of altruism also motivates people to help those in need. As a healthcare provider, it’s important to have faith in the human race and have a sincere concern for human beings. Without the concern for mankind there would be no desire to help those in

Devotion to provide excellent care become the essential objective of every healing hospital. Everyone on the team knows why they are here and what they are aiming for. Paramount to this success toward love is to embraces the whole aspect of care including everything and everyone that can contribute to the final objective which is healing. A person may be healthy but not healed because pieces in the puzzle are missing , that is why It promoting an attitude that meets not only the patient's bodily needs but also their emotional and transcendent needs is primordial. The relationship between the healthcare and the patient is far more important than medicines and all the technology available. God calls us to fellowship and compassion. When awe provide compassionate care we are followers of Jesus, when we live our houses children and comfort to be a missionary we are healing a broken world. Everyone sees the world in a different way because we have different background and things can change from one minute to the other , but God never change he is a rock in time of distress he can heal us and make us whole if only we let him. He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. (Psalm

The two clips compare two different approaches by the nurse to the patient. Non-verbal and verbal communication is both key factors in nurse patient relationships. Observing the first clip it can be seen where the patient is very stressed with pain and anxiety. The nurse's approach is abrupt and lacking empathy. The patient becomes more agitated. Whereas the second clip the nurse gently approaches the patient and sits down, talking in a calm point soothes the patient's anxiety as the nurse shows compassion and concern. The Code of Ethics for nurses emphasizes having empathy, respect and kindness to

As healthcare professionals, our objective is to do good to every individual client, regardless of their medical conditions and social-economic status. This is nothing but safeguarding the ethical principle of beneficence. Doing good for patients suffering from pain is only taking care of the patient by relieving their pain with pain medication, reassess

The vision set out by the Chief Nursing Officer for England and Department of Health Nursing Director recognised the importance of addressing the quality of care following the failings at Winterbourne View and Mid-Staffordshire Hospital (Cummings, J and Bennett, V, 2012). The Chief Nursing Officer for England and Department of Health Nursing Director consequently founded the six essential values of a care giver; care, compassion, communication, competence, courage and commitment (6C’s) (Cummings, J and Bennett, V, 2012). This essay is going to look at the meaning of compassion, explore its importance within a healthcare setting and outline how compassionate care can be delivered. This essay

Sometimes we are so focuses in caring for our patients that we are blind-sighted to the importance of caring for not only the patient, but their loved ones. Loved ones play a significant role in ensuring the well-being of patients. While walking down the hall one morning at work, I could not help but hear what sounded like an altercation between two people in a patient's room. I had reviewed all the charts of the patients who were assigned to me early that morning, because I like to mentally plan my day. I knew that the patient who was in room three was coming in because he was being treated for pneumonia for three weeks with prednisone, without any improvement in his symptoms.

Kenneth Schwartz was a health-care lawyer who had only been exposed to the business side of healthcare. It was not until he was diagnosed with lung cancer that he would experience another role in healthcare, being a patient. The battle he was up against would not only be physical but also emotional. In the end, Mr. Schwartz lost his battle against lung cancer just under a year of being diagnosed. The one thing he repeatedly emphasized was the empathetic acts of kindness the caregivers bestowed upon him. Cancer to him was not just about physically beating the cancer, but for his well-being as a whole to stay intact throughout the process. He may have lost his battle with cancer but the care he was provided kept him hopeful and optimistic until his untimely passing. Compassionate care should be a staple for all healthcare providers. It can improve outcomes of health, increase the satisfaction of the patient, and aid in better adherence to recommendations from the caregivers. Patients should never feel they are being rushed, not important, or not receiving the best provision of care possible.

There are many positive outcomes that we can expect if we the concept of care and compassion for the patients over all Heath Care. One of the