Not long ago I posted on a shocking example of un-compassionate healthcare. An agency employee made fun of and posted a picture of the patients medical records on his Facebook pages. Worse, he refused to see is error or accept responsibility for violating the patient's rights and privacy.
So, last week I ran into a friend of mine who is the Executive Director of Adventures in Caring Foundation, a nonprofit organization that cultivates and teaches compassion in healthcare. Their volunteers visit hospital and nursing home patients and are often undergraduate students who will pursue a healthcare career. They also teach and train staff on delivering compassionate care and having those difficult conversations.
We discussed this shocking example of un-compassionate care and wondered if it is possible that this employee isn't managing their stress -- leading to poor judgement and actions. In other words, is this employee letting the pressures of caregiving and life wear him down to the point that he exhibits self-destructive behaviors?
I'm especially interested in the thoughts of those of you in direct care roles, or who work and support caregivers.
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