Patient Caring

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In each action we take, it is important to recognize the ripple effects it can have. This is especially important to realize as a nurse, because their interaction with patients is a large part in determining the outcome of the patient. Nurses must understand the patient as a whole person, deserving of compassion and optimum care. The nurse is not to pass judgment on the patient, especially in relation to a interviewing the patient’s health history and information. The nurse must prepare for the interview and understand the patient regarding their background, because effects such as socioeconomic position, culture, and religion can all effect how a patient responds to questions or how willing he or she is to share pertinent medical information. Viewing the interviewee as a person to be respected and cared for is essential
Caring is a concept that has to do with the interaction with a patient, and should be considered in each action that the nurse does. Rather than feeling sympathy for the patient, it is the nurse’s role to be empathetic, or describing a feeling with the patient, not feeling like the person. Caring is an action, and will come from who we are as a person (Vardey, 1995). Mother Teresa explained, “We don’t judge people, we don’t
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For example, if there is an individual in the room that they do not want to know something, the client is less likely to be forthcoming and may not accurately answer each question. The client should be focused on the interview, not on environmental distractions, so it is best to keep the interview in a private environment where there will not be interruptions (Jarvis, 2016). A phone interview is harder to control, because the interviewer cannot select the location. Therefore, when conducting a phone interview, the interviewer should suggest that the client find a private room, so that they can speak candidly and openly, without