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Understanding Patient Types in Healthcare by Maan Espiritu is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document provides an overview of health care and patient types. It discusses 3 types of patients: 1) the consumer patient who views the professional as a competitor, 2) the patient who is dominated by the professional, and 3) the autonomous patient who participates in decisions with the professional. It also defines outpatients as visiting a facility for care and inpatients as staying overnight or longer. Finally, it emphasizes understanding the patient as a person with strengths, vulnerabilities, and c
- Author
- Maan Espiritu
- Language
- EN