Re: Topic 4 DQ 2
Negotiation is important in health care because it allows the health professional and patient to focus on areas that both parties agree on, and to continue to find solutions for those areas that they don’t agree on. This will improve the likelihood the patient will follow the plan of care. If a point of disagreement is reached, the health professional would be wiser to identify areas of dissension and attempt to find alterations that may still be within the framework of a therapeutic outcome than to be unaware of alterations in treatment the patient may establish independently (Falvo, 2011).
Negotiation also encourages shared participation, shared decision making and shared responsibility to meet health care goals. I find that patients know almost immediately in most cases if they can follow a treatment plan or not. It is important to encourage patients to verbalize any concerns they may have with adherence in a way that demonstrates you are accepting of the response they give even if it doesn’t align with your plan as a provider.
As a patient, I don’t feel I have always been afforded this consideration from past health care providers. I had one instance in which the physician told me “do what you want then” in a frustrated tone, after I told him I didn’t feel comfortable taking the medication he prescribed. He didn’t even give me a chance to tell him the reason for why I didn’t want to take the medication. Needless to say, I found another provider, one that didn’t waste my time and his by prescribing me a medication that I couldn’t tolerate.
Falvo, D. (2011). Effective patient education: A guide to increasing adherence. Retrieved from: https://viewer.gcu.edu/RQBKXW.
DQ2 TOPIC 2
Honorine Teffo Donjio
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