- To be a health professional, it is not enough to master the theory, but it is necessary to acquire skills such as empathy.
- A Doctor made a video with the most common inhuman attitudes that many of her colleagues commit within hospitals.
- Although these failures are committed involuntarily, they always cause strong emotional pain in people.
In order to be a health professional, extensive academic training is required. Along the way it is necessary to acquire a great deal of knowledge and even after graduating from university you must continue to prepare. But one aspect that is often neglected is that related to human attention. In fact, it is quite common to make inhumane attitudes unconsciously and it is a failure in the system that must be eradicated.
In this sense, one of the most complicated characteristics to develop is the empathy. But just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Through practice and perseverance it is possible to acquire these types of habits that are highly regarded by patients.
Now inside the care Different types of mistakes can be made in the office, but the most important thing is to do everything possible to prevent them from happening to you. Beyond the possible legal consequences, the true motivation must be to provide a service as you would like to receive it.
In this case, as a health professional you must remember that at some point you will also be a patient. Therefore, in case of having any disease, the most you want is to receive dignified and quality care.
Inhumane attitudes inside hospitals
Having said all of the above, the Dr. Alondra Mendizabal posted a video with some of the most frequent inhuman attitudes committed by doctors and other health professionals. Everything is based on their experience and the objective is to generate a change to avoid repeating this type of failure.
Talking about patients as if they were diseases
When a person goes to a consultation it is because they feel bad and the worst thing is that they are also judged by the doctors themselves. Each one has a first and last name and deserves to be called that way and not as “the diabetic” or “the hypertensive”.
In the same way, it must be remembered that the service is provided to people and not to file numbers. For this reason, personalization of care is another feature that should always be implemented.
Discrimination against transgender people
These types of failures are common and occur with many of the social minorities. Sometimes transgender people are mocked in hospitals and even if it is not committed intentionally, in the end it always causes harm.
Therefore, a goal that should always be had is to provide the service to all patients equally. Without favoritism but also without discrimination.
Conveying bad news in a cold way
Although the greatest desire of a doctor is always to save his patients, it is a reality that not all cases will be successful. Therefore, one must be tactful and prepared enough to convey an adverse diagnosis. It is not only about the right moment but also a correct handling of language and tone of voice to avoid more suffering than people already have.
The same happens when having to notify the relatives of a recently deceased patient about his death. The worst mistake that can be made is to do it in a cold and informal way.
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