Get the patient to participate
Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, April 14, 2008
Nurses need to determine why patients seem to be unwilling to do what is expected of them. Some people are just plain set against making any changes or adjustments in their lives. But others may be unwilling to cooperate for less obvious reasons. It is very important for you to differentiate between unwillingness and inability.
Take a moment and talk with the patient about what is holding him or her back from doing what has been asked. What appears as simple unwillingness might actually be due to:
- Fear of failure
- Fear of the unknown
- Inability to see connection between actions and change
- Inability to see the reason to change
- A need for the patient to have the idea him or herself
When the underlying issue is addressed, the patient may then become more of a partner in his or her care.
Source: Stressed Out About Difficult Patients, HCPro Inc., 2008. Order your copy today.
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