This week at my experience things got even crazier than the last week. The patient that was diagnosed with HIV had returned for a follow up appointment. We were soon notified that he had unprotected sex and had transmitted his disease to someone else. The whole office was completely shocked that someone could do that to someone else and be completely okay with it. Even with the Doctor explaining to the patient that this isn't a disease just to let go and spread to other without them knowing. The patient didn't seem to show much concern and left the office without listening to what the staff had to say. This showed me the concern that the whole staff has for their patients and how they will care for anyone no matter their condition but had also showed me how people can be so care free with not only their lives but others lives as well. After the patient had left I was given the duty to complete all of the flue and prevnar 13 shots for the patients. The best part of this was hearing all of the positive feed back from the patients. Knowing that all my hard work payed off and that I could give injections to patients with little pain.
In some ways I do agree with James because these trophies do give children the idea that they can just show up with little effort and get rewarded. Also, I don't agree with James because his children are very young. An 8 and 6 year old don't often understand what those trophies really mean and end up on a shelf collecting dust. At that age they don't really pay attention to these trophies. Their father shouldn't have gone as far as he did by sending them back but should've explained to his sons that hard work will pay off with real trophies. This week at my experience I had seen many crazy things with new patients coming into the office. I witnessed my first patient with an STD to be tested and diagnosed with a disease. The reaction of the patient to me was very surprising because it was as if they already knew and they weren't nervous at all. After I talked with the doctor about treatment for this disease I was shocked hearing everything needed to control it. After this patient left we were informed that one of our female patients test results showed signs of ovarian cancer. I listened in on the PA call her and explain to her what they had found. I thought this was a good thing for me to watch because of the way she had spoken to the patient about her results. This was something I really took in and will remember for the future because I believe this is crucial in speaking to an ill patient.
I feel that the most important trait to have as an employee is confidence. I feel this is the most important because whether you are working in the medical field or in an office you need to show that you know what you are doing. In my first few days working in the doctors office I was very nervous and didn't show my confidence what so ever. I noticed that this had made my patients very anxious with me in their room. After observing this I decided to change my whole attitude and always walk into a room with complete confidence. This one hundred percent made a difference the first time I walked into a patients room. They were more open and talkative with me and definitely showed they were more comfortable. After this I say hands down this is the most important trait to have. |
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