The purpose of this response is to discuss the how personal bias can skew the way health care providers may view their patients. One type of bias is known as implicit bias. This type of bias refers to the feelings or stereotypes that impact our understanding, actions and choices in an unconscious way (jointcommissoin.org). The preconceived ideas we harbor in our mind that have been created over our lifetime, from various experiences, can control outcomes in the healthcare setting, in both desirable and undesirable ways.
Being that education on a subject such as this is usually geared towards correcting undesirable outcomes, here are some examples of how biases can affect patient care negatively. Non-white patients are less likely to be prescribed
Being that education on a subject such as this is usually geared towards correcting undesirable outcomes, here are some examples of how biases can affect patient care negatively. Non-white patients are less likely to be prescribed