Dealing With the Difficult Patient
Author: Catherine M. Knox, M.N., R.N., C.C.H.P.-R.N.
Source: Volume 20, Number 01, November/December 2018 , pp.1-2(2)
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Abstract:
This article provides several useful strategies for dealing with some of the difficult patients encountered in correctional practice, including the demanding, non-compliant, whining, threatening, somatizing, malingering, and drug-seeking. Includes specific recommendations for angry patients, “splitting” patients, and threatening patients.Keywords: Demanding, Non-Compliant, Threatening, Somatizing, Malingering, Drug-Seeking
Affiliations:
1: Nurse Consultant.