By Greg N: This books packs a lot of useful guidance into 100 pages, yet is very easy to read. It’s obvious the author has had many years of experience in clinical settings and has been able to learn what works with different types of people and what doesn’t. She conveys this information is a very logical manner, identifying 17 different patient types and providing concrete tips on how to best communicate with them. Definitely a very useful and practical…..
By Scott L: As a practicing physician and medical director of patient experience, I found this book to be very impactful in it’s application with practitioners as well as patients. The author sets the foundation of this book to be centered around mindfulness as she very nicely fills in information gaps for both patients and practitioners to help understand the health care engagement from all perspectives allowing one to become more empathetic and understanding to the needs of others as…..
By Angelique W This book contains very useful and valuable information for the practitioner who wishes to develop and maintain an everlasting relationship with clients. I have recommended this book to my undergraduate and graduate nursing students. A must have for your library!
This week’s blog gives insight to how my experience as a patient helped me come to terms with most appropriate ways of communicating with patients in order to help diminish patient’s anxiety. Yeah, that’s me…..In 2013, I underwent a major abdominal surgical procedure which made me debilitated and I was out of work for just over a period of 5 months. During my period of recovery, this experience made me become very dependent on my family and healthcare providers……
As you look at this book cover on my profile page, please let me ask you a simple question: “what do you see?” Do you see a sick man lying on a bed with a friendly looking doctor standing by his bed side? Do you see only men in the picture and wonder “why not women”? Do you see a clinical setting of an engaging sketch of a doctor and a patient having an interaction? Do you see a funny…..
5.0 out of 5 stars Book so valuable I bought one for the nurses I work with. By JIM DAKIS: After meeting Ms. Aghanya myself as a patient, I knew that she had a special gift for communicating with her patients. As she explains in her book, she not only has years of first-hand experience as a practitioner but learned as a patient as well, just how important proper communication and relationship building can be. As I read her book, I…..
My name is Nonye Aghanya and I’m a Family nurse practitioner (FNP). I have practiced as an FNP in the adult, geriatric, and pediatric clinical settings for over 16 years but prior to that, I also practiced as a Registered Nurse and a licensed Practical Nurse. At some point, I co-owned and operated an out-patient anticoagulation clinic and I currently work in a retail clinic. My journey as a medical care provider began over 25 years ago when I signed…..
I read an article on KevinMD by Dr. Jarret Patton (published May 18th 2017) that reminded us that “Cops and Doctors have the same problem: People don’t trust them”. I remember thinking to myself that I had to do something to help clarify the source of this age- old problem and to also help improve the situation. It is important for us to remember that our past life experiences, diverse cultures, goals, and moral values contribute to our perspectives of…..
By H. Truong: This book provides many practical and wonderful tips for both patients and clinical practitioners. There are total 21 chapters but each is written independently for different setting in real world situation. The Defiant Patient (The Aging Parent) impressed me the most. The author has shared her own personal experiences how to communicate with her aging father. He was a retired Army Colonel who has always been a self-reliant and do-it myself type A person. This chapter provides…..
By Marlissa Marques: Insightful and well researched topic by the author…..this book is a must read for all NP students and any clinician who wants to refine the art of medicine in their practice. Mrs. Aghanya peels away, layer but layer, carefully and with exact precision as though she were dissecting the very complicated human mind in a lab. Make no mistake about it that … this author delivers her message in simple and concise format . This book is…..
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