Thanks for sharing your thoughts on managing challenging client behavior. Being an APN requires a holistic approach to managing clients. It is crucial that we evaluate our own personal biases and stressors to avoid exacerbating challenging client encounters further. To some extent, we are all guilty of unconscious bias. What are some ways we can uncover our own biases?
The RESPECT model, which is widely used to promote healthcare providers’ awareness of their own biases and to develop providers’ rapport with patients, includes seven core elements: 1) rapport, 2) empathy, 3) support, 4) partnership, 5) explanations, 6) cultural competence, and 7) trust. Discuss TWO elements from this list and apply them to the clinical scenario. Be sure to include at least ONE new scholarly source to support your discussion points.