LO2 Flashcards
Integrity
The single, most important attribute be open, honest and truthful with your patients
Empathy
Show your patients their family, and other healthcare professionals that you identify and understand their feelings
Self motivation
Have an internal drive for Excel excellence, which is often the driving force to ensure that you always be behaving, professional manner, continuously, educate yourself, accept, constructive feedback and perform the minimal supervision
Communication
Express and exchange your ideas thoughts and findings with other professional colleagues make conscious reminders to yourself when interacting with patients and their families to listen well and speak directly without using confusing medical terms
Teamwork and respect
Team workers required in the EMS on every call. Everyone involved must work together to achieve a common goal to provide the best possible prehospital care to ensure the overall well-being of your patient. Most often in pre-hospital setting the paramedic is the team leader a team will not undermine his or her team, but will help guide and support the team remaining flexible and open for change at any moment And communicating at an appropriate place and time with other members of the team to resolve problems always will be as respectful of others as you will to be with you
Patient advocacy
Act in the best interest of the patient while respecting his or her wishes and beliefs regardless of your own, this includes patients with special needs or those who have different lifestyles, values and cultures from your own never allow personal feelings about a patient to have an effect on the preop care you provide respect those you serve although you need to communicate to do your job. Be sure that you maintain a high-level of comp Comfort confidentiality to your best not to talk in front of anyone who is not on your team when you talk to members of your team do so in private and with appropriate respect your role inpatient advocacy mean you should always be on the lookout for special child abuse or neglect, elder abuse, or neglect if abuse is suspected report and communicate your findings to the appropriate authorities
Injury prevention
A paramedic is in the unique position of seeing the patient surroundings prior to the transport if you saw a potential hazard, such as a loose rug at the top of the stairs, use your diplomatic skills and talk about your findings so the patient or family member you may prevent a potential entry discuss importance of using by helmet, safety belts, and child car seats whenever you can. It is another way of preventing injuries
Careful delivery of service
You must deliver the highest quality of prehospital care. Pay careful attention to the detail and continuously evaluate and reevaluate your performance. Use other medical professionals as resources not adversaries follow policies, protocol procedures, as well as orders of your superiors.
