Using Collaboration to Assist in Compliance With a Difficult Patient

Using Collaboration to Assist Alma
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Patient compliance is critical to facilitating the effectiveness of the prescribed health intervention. Non-compliance undermines attaining medical treatment goals, putting the sick person at various risks, including death (Roberts & Dyer, 2004). This behavior is common among difficult patients like Alma. Such ill persons make health professionals feel frustrated or threatened.
Collaboration with different health stakeholders might be the best solution to turning Alma from a non-compliant to a compliant patient. This process will involve working together with physicians, psychologists, and nurses. Mental health workers will take most of the responsibilities. For instance, they will try identifying factors preventing Alma from complying (Mosser & Begun, 2014). This includes unearthing the reasons she takes offense to the mispronunciation of her name. Afterward, psychologists will present a report to me and advise on how to address the issue. I will use this data to determine whether Alma has personality disorders. Other...