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…..
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…..
How to Respond When a Patient Asks This: August 25, 2017 | Nonye Aghanya, NP, RN & Rachel ChinQuee MSN, RN As nurses we may not realize that our patients view us as their source of truth. On one hand it is extremely empowering, in other ways it is complex and hard to navigate. I wanted to write a post to help nurses address some complicated scenarios to support the nurses to look competent/compassionate. In order to help…..
Welcome. My name is Nonye T. Aghanya, MSc, RN, FNP-C, author of Simple Tips to Developing a Productive Clinician-Patient Relationship. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this blog to interact with you about Simple Tips to Developing a Productive Clinician-Patient Relationship, expanding on some of the topics in…..
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