Question#1
IV therapist
IV therapist’s attitude towards comatose patient was positive. She treated and approached the patient the same way. She did not differentiate patient with his medical condition. She knows that comatose patient can able to hear her, but they cannot respond. She communicated with him as she does with other patients. Even after chief resident’s sarcastic comments, she continued to behave as the same. When the chief resident informed her that the patient is Russian she started to talk to him in the Russian language. This shows how much interest she has in her work.
Chief resident
Chief resident’s attitude towards the patient was totally wrong. Being a patient care taker, he should have basic care and respect for him, but he didn’t. He did not realize that patient is hearing all …show more content…
Junior resident’s attitude may change towards comatose patients due to their experience. They will believe in their chief resident’s perception towards comatose patients. Junior residents will acquire the attitudes by modeling their chief resident’s attitude since they are in their learning phase.
The IV therapist action of caring and treating the comatose patient as other patients may influence some change in an attitude of chief resident. Chief resident’s attitude towards the comatose patients might have changed while going out of the room. He should have realized that even they can hear us. They are the patients who need more care and respect.
Effective communication is the one important skill for healthcare professionals. With the unconscious patients, communication is to be well-developed. All patients deserve respect and dignity.As the study suggests that there are many reasons for limited communication with an unconscious patients like difficulty in communicating with patients who cannot respond, working environment pressure, and limited knowledge about such patients (Baker & Melby, 1996).
IV therapist
IV therapist’s attitude towards comatose patient was positive. She treated and approached the patient the same way. She did not differentiate patient with his medical condition. She knows that comatose patient can able to hear her, but they cannot respond. She communicated with him as she does with other patients. Even after chief resident’s sarcastic comments, she continued to behave as the same. When the chief resident informed her that the patient is Russian she started to talk to him in the Russian language. This shows how much interest she has in her work.
Chief resident
Chief resident’s attitude towards the patient was totally wrong. Being a patient care taker, he should have basic care and respect for him, but he didn’t. He did not realize that patient is hearing all …show more content…
Junior resident’s attitude may change towards comatose patients due to their experience. They will believe in their chief resident’s perception towards comatose patients. Junior residents will acquire the attitudes by modeling their chief resident’s attitude since they are in their learning phase.
The IV therapist action of caring and treating the comatose patient as other patients may influence some change in an attitude of chief resident. Chief resident’s attitude towards the comatose patients might have changed while going out of the room. He should have realized that even they can hear us. They are the patients who need more care and respect.
Effective communication is the one important skill for healthcare professionals. With the unconscious patients, communication is to be well-developed. All patients deserve respect and dignity.As the study suggests that there are many reasons for limited communication with an unconscious patients like difficulty in communicating with patients who cannot respond, working environment pressure, and limited knowledge about such patients (Baker & Melby, 1996).