patient compliance?

Blackcat99 · Oct 4, 2005

Patient compliance? What is that? Most patients I have met continue to do whatever they want to do. Oh sure, they will smile and say "Yes I will do that" during patient teaching but then they don't. In the "old days" I would tell a patient to do something and they would. In today's world you tell a patient what to do and they don't do it. The patient then has "complications" and wants to blame and sue the hospital for it.:stone

theocratic in nature · Oct 5, 2005

Hey thanks Blackcat. Sound like it was alot different back 'then' than it is now. The experience I've been subjected to (in relation to this topic) was that there were those patients who would not only be 'non-compliant' but they wouldn't want to be cooperative when trying to care for them...I hope that it wasn't because I was a male nurse (and a student for that matter)...

Editorial Team / Admin · Oct 5, 2005

I've been searching the threads but haven't really come across this topic (which really is starting to pique my interest)...how often do you come across patients 'marching to the beat of their own drum' as it were? Or worse yet, outright refuse to do anything you asked them (and need them) to follow?
if there is a thread about this...pls lemme know...tanx

Hello, theocratic in nature,:Melody:

I see this every single solitary day of my professional life. Has nothing to do with gender or title of the nurse or physician for that matter.

jnette, ASN, EMT-I · Oct 5, 2005

Hello, theocratic in nature,:Melody:
I see this every single solitary day of my professional life. Has nothing to do with gender or title of the nurse or physician for that matter.

Agree.

Has everything to do with our culture/society these days.... everyone wants instant gratification, all the fixes, and no desire to contribute any effort/sacrifice of their own to obtain it. More of that ol' "entitlement" mentality.

YOU DO IT FOR ME. :stone

Has certainly trickled down to recipients of healthcare as well. Sad.

carcha · Oct 5, 2005

I feel everything everyone says is correct, the "old days" patient reflected a more complient society. However, I will say I believe the modern patient has a better understanding of the risks associated with being a patient. Personally I adore the modern patient as they let us know what they do and dont want and this enables us to plan our care around both their and our agenda. I used to get so tired in the old days trying to guess what the patient wanted. Now they tell me, how simple can that be?