Do you work as a team in the MRI environment?
This advice might be for you.
Hospitals are busy places. We know this.
But too often patients are greeted by one person, cannulated by another, positioned by another and scanned by another.
As positive as each of these interactions may be, they introduce yet another unfamiliar face to an already overwhelmed, vulnerable person.
Can you imagine meeting all male staff, only to hear a female over the intercom?
Where is the trust?
Where is the comfort?
So what can you do to make patients feel seen?
- Introduce yourself (Hint: #hellomynameis campaign)
- Explain your role – are you helping prepare for the scan or doing the scan?
- Limit the number of staff to patients – if the environment allows, consider introducing only the scanning radiographer and assistant/supporting radiographer
- Close or pull the door ajar – patients deserve privacy and don’t need to hear staff conversations happening around the corner
- If you are taking over mid-examination, tell the patient who you are – they are real people and understand lunch breaks + shift changeover!
Working as a team absolutely has benefits for workflow and safety.
But patient care is still the priority.
#patientcare #healthcare #mri #radiology #radiography
Yes, especially in my case who is trained overseas. I'm trying for over year now to get a role in UK. I become hopeless at this point 😞