ENCOURAGE THE PATIENT TO GET BETTER (HOW TO CARE FOR A P.A.T.I.E.N.T.)
How to care for a patient? Here are seven very practical points/ways on how to care for a P.A.T.I.E.N.T…
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Ask About the Patient’s Medical Condition
Include Others When Caring for the Patient
Encourage the Patien to Get Better
The goal is to get the patient better as quickly as possible. Of course, this means physically, so when you’re with the patient you want to encourage them to eat or participate in physiotherapy or go for a walk or anything that will help the patient improve physically.
Also, a very vital thing you may want to consider is encouraging the patient to open up about their emotions and feelings towards their condition/diagnosis. This is to see how the patient is really doing mentally. Ask about their faith or how is their relationship with God at the moment. Here, we are finding out how the patient is, spiritually. When asking these deep and personal questions, note that if the patient chooses not to open up, that’s totally okay – don’t force them to open up. They will open up to you if or when they’re ready.
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Normalise the Patient’s Situation
Talk to the Patient About Other Stuff
