Successful professional relationships are essential to working effectively in healthcare settings. Relationship-oriented work is a personalized approach to maintaining a positive climate within the organization. Professional associations include team members, colleagues, other professionals, and people who need treatment. Thus, the State’s professional attitudes require physicians to have the professionalism and the principles of care. This type requires healthcare professionals to respect and protect the rights of those they work with.
The doctor’s mission is to protect health and respect the individual and the dignity of the individual deeply. Medical activity is based on high ethical, moral, and deontological principles. Therefore, the professional relationship between doctor and patient is the foundation of clinical care and is mandated by the State. Medical confidentiality refers to everything that became known to the doctor in performing his professional duty. It is not allowed to disclose information constituting a medical secret without the patient’s permission or his legal representative, including after the death of a person, except in cases provided for by law (Dyrbye et al., 2019). Disclosure of medical confidentiality is prohibited and subject to criminal prosecution under state requirements.
Moreover, suppose the doctor participates in an organized collective refusal to work. In that case, this does not relieve him of the obligation to refuse emergency medical care, as well as from ethical obligations towards patients who were currently undergoing treatment. Thus, the doctor must uphold the authority and reputation of his profession. When providing medical care, the doctor must remember that his profession is not a business. When organizing the treatment and diagnostic process, including drug provision, the priority for the doctor is to provide the necessary and high-quality medical care and not to extract commercial benefits for himself personally. Therefore, first of all, the principles of care and respect for the patient are manifested.
A doctor who examines or treats a person deprived of liberty cannot directly or indirectly contribute to an infringement on this person’s physical or psychological integrity on his dignity. The doctor should pay special attention to ensuring that being in places of deprivation of liberty does not become an obstacle to receiving timely and high-quality medical care. Respectful and trusting professional relationships are also established concerning the medical staff in the institution. The doctor, nurses, and junior nurses must adhere to the principle of subordination. Treatment with nurses and junior medical personnel should be official; addressing only by name is allowed only with the consent of the persons (Mikkola et al., 2018). The doctor must give orders to the nurse within her professional competence. Familiarity, the non-official nature of the relationship between a nurse, junior medical staff, and a doctor in the performance of their professional duties, are condemned by medical ethics.
The State supports professional relationship requirements in a variety of ways. First of all, doctors annually undergo training and surveys. Such a system aims to identify and establish deviations from the norms of official requirements. Moreover, it builds inter-team relationships and improves your communication skills with patients. Surveys are aimed at identifying problems, hazing, and disrespect. There are also individual questionnaires for patients to note positive and negative impressions after visiting the organization.
Thus, professional relations are strictly regulated by the requirements of the State. In association with colleagues, patients, and their relatives, it is necessary to adhere to a calm, friendly, business-like conversational tone, excluding the slightest hint of an unstable situation, in a quiet environment. The use of obscene words and slang expressions is not allowed. It is considered unethical to talk to a patient or their relatives while wearing a face mask if it does not prevent infectious diseases.
References
Dyrbye, L. N., Shanafelt, T. D., Gill, P. R., Satele, D. V., & West, C. P. (2019). Effect of a professional coaching intervention on the well-being and distress of physicians: a pilot randomized clinical trial. JAMA internal medicine, 179(10), 1406-1414.
Mikkola, L., Suutala, E., & Parviainen, H. (2018). Social support in the workplace for physicians in specialization training. Medical Education Online, 23(1), 14-19.