Comments on: Words As Symbolic Communication in the Healthcare Setting http://bear60.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/words-as-symbolic-communication-in-the-healthcare-setting/ SEIZE THE DAY WordPress.com weblog Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bear60 http://bear60.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/words-as-symbolic-communication-in-the-healthcare-setting/#comment-15 bear60 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:29:32 +0000 http://bear60.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-15 Thanks for your comment; yes, it was heartless and without compassion; a friend of mine who works as a therapist with PTSD folks in the VA told me that perhaps the NP was looking at someone else's blood results. Even with this possible error, clearly the NP has not been trained in caring communication which, I think, all healthcare professionals need to be equipped with before they get into the field. I am fortnunate in that I was a resident chaplain for two years, and we got pleny of instruction in pastoral care that embraced the personhood of the person with the illness, and how to communicate effectively this kind of diagnosis to patients. Christopher Bear Beam Thanks for your comment; yes, it was heartless and without compassion; a friend of mine who works as a therapist with PTSD folks in the VA told me that perhaps the NP was looking at someone else’s blood results. Even with this possible error, clearly the NP has not been trained in caring communication which, I think, all healthcare professionals need to be equipped with before they get into the field. I am fortnunate in that I was a resident chaplain for two years, and we got pleny of instruction in pastoral care that embraced the personhood of the person with the illness, and how to communicate effectively this kind of diagnosis to patients.

Christopher Bear Beam

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