Patient confidentiality Essay

As a member of the health care team, one has to be equipped with not only the skills and the knowledge regarding ones area of specialty, however most importantly on how to deal with the diligents and their family members. There have been several(prenominal) studies that showed how substantial the impact of health care staff interaction is with the patient and the family members on the patients recovery and in the overall outcome of the patients health.In dealing with situations wherein the family member of the patient is speaking quite loudly and demanding answers, one can address the situation by answering the questions of the family member, but first to tell apart her to calm down and after which you get out be able to understand and answer the questions. In addition to that, you can as well as instigate her that the safety and prompt administration of care to her fille is the priority, so to be able to get there, the x-rays have to be taken as soon as possible.Also, tell he r, in the most respectful way, that the other patients are bothered by her and this will set anxiety, not only to the other patients but to her daughter as well, so if she can still take a hold of herself and compose herself so the x-ray can take place. As a technician, it is also ones duty to explain the method and the rationale behind the x-ray procedure to alleviate the sixteen-year-olds anxiety.Also, it would be helpful if you will tell her that routine x-ray is needed by some people with certain disorders and as a requirement by employers in some institutions and that it does not cause illnesses for those who have their x-rays taken routinely, at most twice a year. Tell her that this procedure has helped diagnose what is wrong with people who have their bones injured and that this will help visualize what has gone wrong in her body.