In order to communicate effectively and uniquely with each patient, you really need to understand their emotions, where they come from and what they need, and this is going to decide whether you make it or break it.
In this course, you are going to learn to understand the internal world of the patient in a very practical way. Behaviour, however logical or illogical, stems from the way a person feels and this, in turn, stems from the way they perceive the world. The material in this course will help you understand the uniqueness of every patient and, it will walk you through the different elements of communication, so you can apply them to meet your patients’ particular needs. This will help them open up with you and build a strong rapport that will significantly improve your care.
Inevitably, as you get good at having dying patients open up about their feelings, you will find that many of them disclose suicidal feelings to you. This course contains a whole section on this topic that will give you the tools to do a thorough suicide risk assessment confidently and without fear.
On top of this, this course includes a whole section on self care that will help you increase your resources to have a fulfilling working life.