Reflection on Doctor-Patient Communication: Two Case Studies

This assignment is a reflective journal exploring the complexities of doctor-patient communication through two distinct experiences. The first case describes a situation where a language barrier hindered effective communication with a patient, emphasizing the importance of understanding different languages and the impact on patient care. The second experience highlights the challenges of communicating with a patient with a hearing impairment, leading to a difficult interaction and a re-evaluation of the author's approach. The reflection emphasizes the importance of clear communication, empathy, and adapting to diverse patient needs within a healthcare setting. The author also reflects on their career choices and the importance of patient respect, even in challenging situations. The overall assignment underscores the significance of communication skills in medical practice and the impact of communication barriers on patient experience and the doctor-patient relationship.

Running head: REFLECTION ON DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION
Reflection on Doctor-Patient Communication
Name of the Student:
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Authors Note:

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Communication Framework: Experience 1 -
I am more often than not asked by my loved ones whether I make the most of my calling
as a specialist or not. Being in this calling throughout recent years, it is an abnormal thing for me
to have patients who originated from various foundations. In this way, when I had a patient who
was a 40-year-old mother. It was her first time in the nation and confronted an accident during
her visit. Like so, she came to me early in the morning for a discussion for having fractured her
lower leg. Despite the fact that it was a Saturday morning, I feel she was available at my
chamber before time with her family. I got somewhat disturbed from the outset as I could not
have my initial morning mug of espresso settled to kick begin my day. Despite the fact that, it
was a serene morning with a wonderful climate and a view from my facility. Donna, my patient,
started to portray her episode and demonstrate her wound however, it was hard for me to fathom
what she was stating. This continued for some time after which she called her companion who
continued making an interpretation of what Donna said into a language that I could appreciate.
This was one of the first occasion when I confronted such correspondence obstructions. This
circumstance at that point instructed me to investigate my alternatives into learning various
dialects, particularly English as it is one of the most often spoken and heard language in this day
and age.
I felt so soothed when Donna's companion addressed her call, on the off chance that she
would not have then it would have ended up being an amazingly inconvenient circumstance as
we both couldn't impart in one another's dialect. It was at that careful minute I took in the
significance of having a sound learning about various vernaculars. I accept she felt similarly
ghastly and irate at the time, middle all the suffering. Since I think about this day, I giggle at it in
light of the fact that never in my 27 years of this profession did I at any point go over such a

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circumstance wherein I was unable to communicate with my patient. It was a direct result of
Donna's companion that I could comprehend her issue appropriately which is a twisted lower leg
break concern. Donna proceeded to portray her episode to her companion where she stumbled
and tumbled down the stairs which prompted her damage. Despite the fact that the
correspondence was viable towards the end however it appeared to have shown me a significant
exercise. As I would see it, the main thing that went well during that whole communication was
that I could at last address her issue and furnish her with the fundamental medicine to recuperate.
To think of it, being able to communicate is so important and language barriers like these should
be prevented.
Communication Framework: Experience 2 -
Going to the second experience that I encountered, it happened like a long time back or
so. This youthful grown-up came in for a dental registration who had hearing handicaps. Louis,
my patient, was in his thirties who had a great deal of different issues as he was a fat patient. It
was extremely hard for me to survey him as he continued speaking at a pitch which was past
ordinary. Despite the fact that I was incredibly irritated on him from the start, even so I
attempted to control myself. It was much the same as some other radiant day with vehicles and
transports constantly sounding around the turning. In spite of the way that it was just a regular
weekday, I had a huge amount of courses of action got ready for the day for tooth lighting up and
shaping for occasional work. Having referenced the routine I should have, a ton of my patients
were available before time in my center which made a very boisterous condition with a great deal
of intrusions by my patients. Fortunately my associate at that point attempted to deal with all the
fuss that was going around. Presently, as Louis could not hear things appropriately and had come
just with his chauffer, it wound up hard to speak with him as I needed to compose each and

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everything down for him and after that he would answer likewise at an extremely high pitch
which bothered me and the others. Louis also got irritated by all the complaint and for a minute
he did not give me a chance to monitor him. This eventually prompted a very woeful
circumstance where he began hollering on all my patients and there was no conceivable method
to evade this circumstance.
At long last, after all the dramatization that occurred, I requested that Louis leave my
facility as it was inadmissible on my part to see him yell at my patients in such a terrible way. I
believe it is not something anybody would approve of. Despite the fact that Louis got perplexed
from the outset, he quickly left as he was irate and humiliated both. I exceptionally esteem my
association with every single patient that I have and I cannot have them treated in a wrong way
by anybody at my work environment. Bearing in mind Louis was impaired so the upheaval could
have occurred yet not in such an awful manner. After this problem, I began to re-evaluate my
decision as to why I left my past profession of being an educator at an outstanding medical
college. Things were so less difficult and calm in those days. At any rate, after this loathsome
day and the lamentable occurrence, I monitored the rest of my patients who were next in line.
One thing that I could not appear to overlook at any expense is the means by which regularly we
all take our prosperity as conceded.