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- Challenging patient encounters threaten the quality of life of those involved and are likely to lead to responses that negatively impact patient care. As nurses, we can promote positive interactions by empathizing with patients, all of whom are managing more in life than their current symptoms or diagnosis.
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Rather, resilience enhancement interventions should be viewed as tools to underpin existing support structures, as a way of helping to promote and sustain resilience levels within the nursing workforce.
Jun 17, 2020 · For some nurses, providing altruistic care to difficult patients is a challenge, leading to the use of negative coping strategies such as anger or avoidance, leaving the nurse frustrated and patients feeling rejected. Yet other nurses can deal positively with difficult patients.
- Sylvia Kubsch, Brenda Tyczkowski, Cheryl Passel, Cheryl Passel
- 2021
Oct 25, 2022 · In treating a “difficult” patient, researchers have identified three sources of difficulty: the patient’s issues; the relationship between the clinician and the patient; and the social, cultural, or systemic context of the encounter (4). Koekkoek and colleagues (5) identified characteristics of “difficult” patients.
Jul 1, 2017 · Physicians should plan effective communication strategies for difficult patients, discuss issues with colleagues, and use relaxation methods to help avoid burnout. From time to time, all physicians encounter patients whose behavior evokes negative emotions.
- Isabel N. Schuermeyer, Erin Sieke, Leah Dickstein, Tatiana A Falcone, Kathleen Franco
- 2017
Jun 1, 2006 · Most difficult patients are offered a pragmatic, eclectic form of psychiatric treatment. Because of their easy accessibility, both financially and physically, general mental health centers tend to attract a greater number of difficult patients, especially when emergency care is delivered ( 1 ).
Jul 31, 2013 · Difficult interactions with patients can take up a disproportionate amount of a doctor’s time, resources, and emotional energy. They can cause the doctor to feel stress, anxiety, anger, and helplessness, and can even lead to a dislike of the patient and the use of avoidance strategies.
Mar 10, 2017 · This article explores how psychologists in medical settings can serve as a resource that: improves patient care for difficult patients; supports provider wellness; provides relevant education to clinical providers; and reduces the stress that difficult patients place on the healthcare system.
