Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of medication error reporting is key to enhancing patient safety. The aim of this research was to explore medication error reporting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), examining the attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and experiences of healt…
Robots have been used in a variety of education, therapy or entertainment contexts. This thesis introduces the novel application of using humanoid robots for Robot-Mediated Interviews (RMIs). In the initial stages of this research it was necessary to first establish as a baselin…
This study focused on an assessment of a formal mentoring program at a Christian university in the northwest. The research design employed surveys and interviews with both mentees and mentors. The survey of mentees used a series of measures to assess mentor inputs (career-relate…
The problem was identified that hiring managers of different generations use the initial impression of appearance to influence the credibility of job candidates during the interview process by Skype. The researcher targeted 36 hiring managers from three generations, which includ…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the forgiveness experience by examining first-person accounts of those who had forgiven. The research question was “what was the experience of those who have granted forgiveness to others?” Generic qualitative inquiry was used to inve…
There's never been a more challenging time to find a position as an academic librarian, especially for those who have recently completed their library education. Whether job-hunters are jumping into the job pool for the very first time, or back in the water after a dry spell, Ne…
What do you want to be when you grow up? That question nags at us long after childhood. Why is it so hard to figure out? Because finding your true calling takes courage. It means conquering fears, shedding misguided ideas, and mustering the strength to let go of a safe job and s…
Field guide to the difficult patient interview
by Platt, Frederic W., Gordon, Geoffrey H.
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This pocket guide presents practical strategies for handling a wide variety of difficult patient interviews. Each chapter represents a hypothetical scenario, describes effective communication techniques and identifies pitfalls to avoid.
"Burma is one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia and was once one of its richest. Under successive military regimes, however, the country eventually ended up as one of the poorest countries in Asia, a byword for repression and ethnic violence. Richard Cockett spent years…