Blog 21: Exit Interview

1. What is the best way for a doctor to increase patient satisfaction?

   *One of the best ways for a doctor to increase patient satisfaction is to give 

    the patient reassurance and hope.

   *One of the best ways for a doctor to increase patient satisfaction is to treat  

    the patient in a comfortable environment.

   *One of the best ways for a doctor to increase patient satisfaction is for  

    the doctor to know and connect with the patient's culture.

   

   Best Answer:One of the best ways for a doctor to increase patient satisfaction 

               is to treat the patient in a comfortable environment. This is the 

               best answer because it is scientific and has been proved true that 

               environment affects mood and behavior. Unlike the other answers, 

               which are more subjective, environment can in fact increase patient 

               satisfaction.

2. To arrive at this answer, I just thought about my own experiences from being in 

   a hospital. I thought about what made me comfortable and uncomfortable, and I 

   also thought about all the hospital environment stereotypes. One of the main 

   reasons why people hate going to the Doctor's is because it's such an 

   uncomfortable environment, cold, unwelcoming, scary. Therefore, I came up with 

   my answer. 

3. I encountered no problems, particularly, but just needed to figure out what 

   about a hospital environment makes it scary and how those factors can be changed 

   to create some place comfortable for its visitors. Again, I thought on my own 

   experiences, the stereotypes, as well as research how to create a comfortable 

   hospital environment. I resolved these questions through researching answers and 

   through personal interviews with nurses.

4. My two most significant sources were my first mentor, Dr. Bishara and a 

   dissertation written by college students (Sevinc, Kurt. "The Effects of Color on the Moods 
of College Students." Diss. Cyprus International U, 2014. The Effects of Color on the Moods of College 
Students. Sage Journals, 28 Feb. 2014. Web. 05 May 2015.)
   Dr. Bishara was a very seasoned,experienced, knowledgable, and informational 
   man. He knew so much and answered all questions I had. He provided me with great 
   answers, especially about the importance of giving patients reassurance and 
   hope. The college dissertation was an incredibly useful source because it made 
   me really understand how color can affect a person's mood and behavior. I didn't 
   quite know how it could happen, before, but after reading the dissertation, I 
   understood and was amazed by the science behind the human-color connection.