最近，我们向我们的 供应商 看看他们会给医生什么建议, 执业护士, 医师助理(pa), 牙医, and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) who are embarking on their first locum tenens assignment. 作为回应, 一位NP说 to “be prepared for the unhappy patients who feel abandoned by their physician,” and to eventually learn to “leave your patients behind.”
It’s no secret that the opportunity to see patients in need of care is one of the greatest 临时代理的好处 作业. However, this also poses a few challenges when it comes to bedside manner. 第一个, your patients are no longer seeing the provider with whom they may have already formed a relationship. Though this is likely temporary, patients may feel like they’ve been passed off. 第二个, 通过临时代理的本质, you (the locums provider) will leave these same patients someday as well.
Before you do move on to another position, how can you 与你的病人沟通 and ensure you’re providing the best care possible in a temporary situation? 不管你的病人怎么想, you know why you’re t在这里: to give all that you can and provide quality care, 不管你要做多久. Here are a few ways to practice great bedside manner in locum tenens:
1. 花更多时间陪伴病人的家人
Introducing yourself to family members who accompany the patient and taking the time to answer their questions goes a long way. It shows the family and the patient that you acknowledge you’re temporarily replacing a trusted member of their healthcare team, and that you’ve come fully prepared to meet their individual needs. If 供应商 have been experiencing any stress about the change in care, 这将有助于缓解他们的担忧.
2. 保持专注，活在当下
Instead of thinking ahead to when you’ll be leaving and how that will affect the facility, great bedside manner means being fully present through each interaction. Your patients will feel better cared for and will be less likely to worry about you leaving if you don’t show signs of concern yourself.
3. 记住你仍有可能回来
是的, 你只是暂时提供护理, but that doesn’t mean you’ll never return to the same facility in the future. If you love it, extending your assignment is always an option. 索菲亚·K., 词性短语, the fulfilling patient relationships she developed on a locum assignment led to just that:
“It’s been incredible helping patients improve uncontrolled diabetes, 帮助早期发现癌症, and focusing on diet and exercise to help them lose weight. 难怪我一直在 扩展我的任务 在这里!”
4. 关注积极的一面
注意你所能提供的护理, 你对病人的态度, and the progress of your patients as their health improves. 黛比C.，一位临时律师，建议:
“Know that you care and are giving and doing the best you can, 但你也要知道，你是来堵漏的, 不是填补空缺.”
Maintaining a positive outlook and a focused purpose will go a long way in ensuring you’re making the most of your time at a given assignment.
