What patient population do you think that those working in the healthcare field may find the most difficult to work with?

Being a medical assistant means that you are caring for people, often at their worst. Diseases and disabling conditions often cause a change in their personality and outlook on life. The interviewer doesn't just want to know that a particular patient is difficult, but how you approach giving effective care to that patient.

"Some of the most difficult patients to work with are often those who have the middle or latter stages of Alzheimer's disease. It's not that I don't know how to care for them. The difficulty comes with seeing the changes that occur in these patients. Many of them have no memory of people they knew and loved. In the end, they lose their ability to care for themselves at all. It is a very disheartening condition to see someone affected by."