Tammie Bullard

The Patient's Perspective

Tammie Bullard is a paramedic, educator and author of “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic,” a reflective practice text for prehospital care providers. She is passionate about best patient care and paramedic professionalism. Connect with her through LinkedIn or by visiting www.gbuparamedic.com.

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6 ways to quickly build patient trust
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Gaining patients’ confidence can be achieved by deliberate actions, like connecting with caregivers, as well as small subtleties, like body language and facial expressions
5 gifts for providers and patients
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This holiday season, focus on the gifts you can give and receive every day with true connections
Hurry up and wait: 5 ways to maximize your wait time
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Wait time – in a queue of ambulance outside the ED, or a line of stretchers in the hallway – can be improved with these strategies and expectations
When crew dynamics disrupt patient care
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5 insidious partner issues to avoid so that patients feel safe in our care
Keep your cliches and lose the labels
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5 patient communication strategies to improve response to interventions, increase patient satisfaction and outcomes, and decrease job-related stress
4 things to explain to patients to increase their comfort and compliance
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Put yourself in the patient’s position to gain an understanding of how their fear may complicate your interventions
Laughter may be the best medicine, but only if we titrate it to effect
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8 ways to moderate humor to improve patient connection and care, and avoid taking it too far