Narratives of Patient Care

2020 ◽  
pp. 157-184
Author(s):  
Jennifer Lynne Bird
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Health Coaching ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
English Classrooms ◽  
Hospital Patients

People, including hospital patients, want someone to know their stories. Teachers in English classrooms rely on narratives to learn their students' stories. Since learning patients' narratives is an emerging trend in the field of physical therapy as well as other medical practice, connections between writing, health coaching, and physical therapy illustrate the value of patients sharing narratives with their clinicians. Keeping journals tracking pain can assist patients when providing information to their medical practitioners.

Writing Healing Narratives

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Jennifer Lynne Bird
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Health Coaching ◽  
Medical Team ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
English Classrooms ◽  
Writing Theory ◽  
Hospital Patients ◽  
Healing Narratives

People, especially hospital patients, want someone to know their stories. Teachers in English classrooms rely on narratives to learn their students' stories. Since learning patients' narratives is an emerging trend in the field of physical therapy as well as other medical practice, this chapter makes connections between writing, health coaching, and physical therapy to illustrate the value of narratives for patients not only in physical therapy, but also in other fields of medicine. Health coaching is a relatively new addition to the medical field that encourages patients to share their stories and set goals for themselves in addition to the goals set for them by their medical team. This chapter uses a multigenre format which discusses writing theory while simultaneously demonstrating an innovative narrative.

scholarly journals Developing an English Language Course for Serbian Doctors

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (51) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Sofija Micic Kandijaš
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
English Language ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Medical English ◽  
Current Medical Practice ◽  
Context Specific

Today, medical practitioners everywhere need to use Medical English (ME) at work or for study. To keep up-to-date with medical science, they need to be competent in ME and take appropriate courses. There has been no such course at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, and the present paper provides suggestions for how to develop such a course, taking into account common and context-specific features. The objective of this article is hence to provide an outline of a ME course for Serbian doctors to increase the doctor’s proficiency in written and spoken communication in the context of current medical practice and patient care. Furthermore, the aim of the article is for the Serbian doctors to be well trained to successfully perform their professional tasks in the English language of medicine.

Integral Metatheory in the Time of COVID: Implications for Medical and Nursing Teaching and Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. HumanCaring-D-20-00027
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Darcy
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Illness Experience ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Practice Of Medicine ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Interpretive Framework

Ken Wilber's integral metatheory is an interpretive framework that can that be applied to the clinical practice of medicine and medical and nursing education. It offers a comprehensive view of the patient illness experience superior to current models of patient care and may provide a valuable guide for nursing and medical practice and teaching. This article seeks to explain some of the basic concepts of integral metatheory and show their potential application to practice and teaching using the current COVID-19 pandemic as an illustrative model.

scholarly journals Adjustment of oxygen use by means of pulse oximetry: an important tool for patient safety

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Telma de Almeida Busch Mendes ◽  
Paola Bruno de Araújo Andreoli ◽  
Leny Vieira Cavalheiro ◽  
Claudia Talerman ◽  
Claudia Laselva
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Pulse Oximetry ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Severe Damage ◽  
Margin Of Error

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess patient's level of oxygenation by means of pulse oximetry, avoiding hypoxia (that causes rapid and severe damage), hyperoxia, and waste. Methods: Calculations were made with a 7% margin of error and a 95% confidence interval. Physical therapists were instructed to check pulse oximetry of all patients with prescriptions for physical therapy, observing the scheduled number of procedures. Results: A total of 129 patients were evaluated. Hyperoxia predominated in the sectors in which the patient was constantly monitored and hypoxia in the sectors in which monitoring was not continuous. Conclusions: Professionals involved in patient care must be made aware of the importance of adjusting oxygen use and the risk that non-adjustment represents in terms of quality of care and patient safety.

Awareness and Perception of Physical Therapy Education, Role in Patient Management and Health Promotion Held by Senior Medical Practitioners

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
OJS Admin
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Patient Management ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Therapy Education ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Therapy Education

Physical therapists are integral part of health care system. In collaboration with other health providers, physical therapist can play an effective role in patient handling and well-being of individuals. The awareness and perception of senior medical practitioners is less known regarding physical therapy education, role in patient management and health promotion.

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