How to Answer: Give an example of a time that you involved a patient and their family in the decision making process for their care. What approach did you take and why was including them important?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Swedish Medical Center job interview.
6. Give an example of a time that you involved a patient and their family in the decision making process for their care. What approach did you take and why was including them important?
How to Answer
Swedish Medical Center values the notion of including the patients and their family in the decision making for their care. Talk to your interviewer about the importance a patient and their family can play in the decision making for their care. Talk about a time you did this and explain why the inclusion of the patient and the family made for a great outcome for the patient.
Written by Ryan Brown on October 10th, 2018
1st Answer Example
"Working as an occupational therapist, it is extremely important that I include family members and patients in care planning because their plan always involves life at home, away from my office and care. Recently, I was working with an man that had some significant leg injuries and I was planning for some home modifications to help make life easier for him. Knowing that he had a spouse and high school aged children, I had a meeting with the man and his family to discuss the changes in the home like a wheelchair ramp, a lift system for the stairs and modified bathroom facilities. It was important for me to educate the family on what the changes would mean for them and their home living arrangement. With the plan just under way, the family had nothing but positive things to say about how the changes were helping their husband and father live better around the house."
Written by Ryan Brown on October 10th, 2018
2nd Answer Example
"My career in a pulmonary clinic often involves patients that have made the poor life choice of smoking. I take these patients and their need to quit very personally as I've witnessed two of my siblings pass away from lung cancer. For patients that are smokers and suffering from varying lung issues, I take a friendly but hard approach to educating both the patient and the family to the risks they are taking by smoking. With one recent lady and her husband, I've received several thank you cards from the man thanking me for the stiff approach I took with his wife to convince her to quit smoking. He was seeing a vast improvement in her blood pressure and overall health, even with quitting at the age of 52 after smoking for almost 40 years."
Written by Ryan Brown