Negotiation and Patient Education
Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
Define negotiation as it applies to patient education.
Explain how the change in the patient's status through the years has affected patient education.
List the pros and cons of negotiation.
Describe the general conditions that would be included in a patient contract.
Discuss old age and the baby boomer.
List several generational, religious, and cultural differences between the 30-year-old health care professional and the elderly patient.
Explai some of the barriers to patient education of the elderly and discuss their special needs.
List ways to best approach patient education of the elderly.
Discuss some cultural and religious beliefs about death that you have encountered.
Explain why it is important to discuss death and dying with the elderly patient and what the impact is on all involved.
Explain how to teach a patient with a life-threatening illness.
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Negotiation in patient education refers to a process through which the healthcare provider and the patient (learner) communicate and exchange information to ensure they both arrive at a mutually agreeable treatment plan that will benefit the patient (Miller & Stoeckel, 2019). It allows the patient to feel respected and heard because their views, beliefs, and values are considered in creating the treatment plan.
Patients’ statuses change through the years as their health needs change along the health continuum and as they age. As a result, patient education has to also evolve to remain responsive to the needs of individual patients (Paterick et al., 2017). It has to put into account the age and cognitive function of the patient as well as the patient's ability to seek, understand, and utilize information.
The pros of negotiation include shared decision-making, increased empathy and respect for the client, and increased adherence to the treatment plan (Miller & Stoeckel, 2019). The cons of negotiation are that it is time-consuming, frustrating, and complicated (Miller & Stoeckel, 2019) when the two parties cannot arrive at an agreeable treatment plan.
The general conditions that would be included in a patient contract are competency and capacity of the parties (patient and provider) to understand the contract, the offer in terms of services provided and the cost to be paid in exchange for services, the offer acceptance, and the legality of the service (Niedzwiecki, 2022).
Old age comes with changes in healthcare needs. According to Miller and Stoeckel (2019), currently, baby boomers account for the largest group of individuals contributing to the growing older population. In addition, by 2030, all baby boomers will be over 65 years old. Due to age and a myriad of health conditions, they will require more diverse healthcare services.
The 30-year-old healthcare professional is a millennial while the elderly patient is most likely a baby boomer. The two generations have different approaches when it comes to access to information and work values. When it comes to religion, a 30-year-old is more likely to challenge religion and more likely to consider themselves spiritual rather than religious, unlike an elderly patient who would say they are religious. Also, a 30-year-old is more likely to be culturally diverse than an elderly patient because of the cultural competency t...