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Personal Characteristics of a Health Care ProviderPersonal Characteristics of a Health Care Provider
Objectives:Objectives: Identify character traits of
a health care provider Analyze professionalism
Essential QuestionsEssential Questions What characteristics are
employers looking for in job applicants?
Which of these characteristics do I have?
Why must a health care provider be professional at all times?
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Personal CharacteristicsPersonal Characteristics
Empathy: ability to identify with & Empathy: ability to identify with & understand another person’s understand another person’s feelings, situation, motivesfeelings, situation, motives
Honesty: others must be able to Honesty: others must be able to trust you at all timestrust you at all times
Dependability: accept the Dependability: accept the responsibility your position requiresresponsibility your position requires
Willingness to learn and adaptWillingness to learn and adapt
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Personal CharacteristicsPersonal Characteristics
Patience: tolerant and understandingPatience: tolerant and understanding Acceptance of criticismAcceptance of criticism Enthusiasm: positive attitudeEnthusiasm: positive attitude Self-motivation: ability to begin or Self-motivation: ability to begin or
follow through with a taskfollow through with a task
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Personal CharacteristicsPersonal Characteristics
Tact: ability to say or do the kindest Tact: ability to say or do the kindest or most fitting thing in a difficult or most fitting thing in a difficult situationsituation
Competence: qualified and capableCompetence: qualified and capable Responsibility: willing to be held Responsibility: willing to be held
accountable for your actionsaccountable for your actions
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Personal AppearancePersonal Appearance
Good HealthGood Health– Diet: well-balanced Diet: well-balanced
diet provides body diet provides body with optimum with optimum healthhealth
– Rest: adequate rest Rest: adequate rest provides energy & provides energy & ability to deal with ability to deal with stressstress
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Personal AppearancePersonal Appearance
– Exercise: improves Exercise: improves physical & mental physical & mental capabilities capabilities
– Good posture: Good posture: prevents fatigue prevents fatigue with less stress on with less stress on musclesmuscles
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Personal AppearancePersonal Appearance
– Avoid tobacco, alcohol & drugs: impairs Avoid tobacco, alcohol & drugs: impairs mental & physical functionsmental & physical functions
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UniformUniform
Neat, well fitting, Neat, well fitting, clean, wrinkle freeclean, wrinkle free
Follow standards of Follow standards of place of place of employmentemployment
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ClothingClothing
Clean, neat, in Clean, neat, in good repairgood repair
Allow for freedom Allow for freedom of body movementof body movement
Appropriate for Appropriate for positionposition
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Name BadgeName Badge
Required at all Required at all facilitiesfacilities
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ShoesShoes
Should fit well & Should fit well & provide good provide good support to prevent support to prevent fatiguefatigue
Low heels best to Low heels best to prevent accidents prevent accidents & fatigue& fatigue
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Personal HygienePersonal Hygiene
Control body odor: Control body odor: – daily bath or showerdaily bath or shower– use deodorantuse deodorant
Good oral hygieneGood oral hygiene Clean undergarmentsClean undergarments Avoid strong odorsAvoid strong odors
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NailsNails
Kept short & cleanKept short & clean Long, pointed nails Long, pointed nails
can cause injury to can cause injury to patientspatients
Germs transmitted Germs transmitted when dirt collects when dirt collects under nailsunder nails
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HairHair
Clean & neatClean & neat Avoid extreme styles Avoid extreme styles
& hair ornaments& hair ornaments Pin back off collarPin back off collar
– Keeps hair from Keeps hair from touching patienttouching patient
– Prevent hair from falling Prevent hair from falling on tray or equipmenton tray or equipment
– Avoid blocking vision Avoid blocking vision during procedureduring procedure
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JewelryJewelry
Can cause injury & Can cause injury & transmit pathogenstransmit pathogens
Excessive amount Excessive amount interferes with interferes with patient care & patient care & detracts from detracts from professional professional appearanceappearance
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MakeupMakeup
Avoid excessive Avoid excessive useuse
Should create Should create natural appearance natural appearance & add to & add to attractivenessattractiveness