Language Health Professions

The Secret Language of the Health Professions
Right about now you will likely be feeling a bit overwhelmed. If you are completely overwhelmed, you need to be communicating with your instructor so we can give you extra assistance to be certain you do not fall behind. Being a bit overwhelmed is normal. As you read through the text there are terms and content that seem much like a foreign language to you. Let’s give it a go – watch this video: Easy German – Basic Conversation Phrases 1 (03:22)Clearly, learning German would take some time and practice. So does learning the language used in the health professions. But when you do learn it, this special language of ours can be rather fun. It makes us members of an exclusive club, the general public is not invited. It also poses great safety risks. If we do not learn the language properly, the risk of errors increases as we may get something wrong or be misunderstood by another health professional. If we are not careful the patient has no idea what is going on, or what they are supposed to do. Miscommunication has caused innumerable deaths, including that of infants whose parents did not understand the pharmacy directions for pediatric dosages of medications and whose health professionals did not take the time to ensure they did. Read: Dose of Confusion “When you pick out colors, it’s supposed to be for prom dresses or Christmas pictures, not colors for the lining of her casket.” – Christine Hutto, Brianna’s mother Same Teaspoon, Different Dose Report on medication errors due to medical terminology miscommunication. Include the following aspects in the discussion:

Share a personal experience or near miss that med term miscommunication caused or locate an article to use
Summarize the situation including the specific med term error
What could have been done to prevent the miscommunication
Discuss the actions you will take during this course so you can provide safe patient care
Cite any references. At all times proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling. Copy and pasting are not allowed. Always use your own words. 1200-1500 words

Sample Solution

My personal experience with med term miscommunication relates to a medical appointment I had in which language was a barrier. I had arrived to my appointment early and although the receptionist said that she understood what I was saying, she continued to make mistakes in entering my information. She didn’t understand some of the terms related to blood types, like “B negative” and it resulted in me having to wait an extra half hour for the doctor because she had entered incorrect information into his electronic health record.

The situation here was that due to language barriers, the receptionist made errors when entering patient data into their electronic health records. The specific med term error here was her misunderstanding of blood type terminology such as B Negative instead recording it as B positive or any other variation. If not corrected this could lead to potentially harmful consequences if there were future treatments or complications associated with this discrepancy.

To prevent similar miscommunications from happening in the future, additional steps can be taken such as providing additional training on how to properly enter patient data into an electronic health record system through detailed instruction and video tutorials focusing on precision when it comes down using medical terminology correctly. Having bilingual staff members available would also help improve communication between both patients and healthcare professionals alike while ensuring correct entries are being made. Furthermore regular auditing processes should be established so that all entries are reviewed before they are submitted in order ensure accuracy every step of way (Nilesh et al., 2017).

In this course I will take action by paying close attention during lectures when learning new medical terms and actively taking notes on key points discussed throughout each lecture so that I can have better understanding of what is being taught but also referring back when needed for clarification later down the line . In addition to lectures, reading relevant material from textbooks or websites is another great source for helping build up my knowledge base within various subjects across medicare . Finally practice makes perfect! As difficult as some concepts may seem at first once you start practicing them hands-on you begin developing a better comprehension which eventually leads towards mastery over time (Kumar & Srivastava, 2019).

References
Kumar, S., & Srivastava , A.(2019). Effective Learning Strategies: An Innovative Approach For Medical Students To Achieve Academic Excellence In Examining MBBS Courses – A Review Study. Scholars Journal Of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS), 7(11A) , 4963–4968 . https://www.sjamsrpublication/library/articles/scholars-journal-of-applied-medical-sciences-(sjams)-7(11A)-gf2?show=fullsjamsrpublications/library/articles/scholars-journal-of-applied-medical -sciences-(sjams)-7(11A)-gf2?show=full

Nilesh D., Vivek K., Bharat G., Pawar V., Raghavendra M.(2017) Efficient Patient Data Entry System Using Barcode Technology And NFC Tags With Automated Validation Processes In Healthcare Industries International Journal Of Engineering Research And General Science Volume 5 Issue 3 March April 2017 ISSN 2091‐2730 Page No : 105–108

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