Publication Date
4-18-2022
Keywords
patient safety, volunteer sitter, emergency department, heart rate, population health
Abstract
A family physician volunteers for a hospital shift as a patient sitter and reflects on the experience in this creative writing article. Freed from clinical responsibilities in a hospital setting, sitting and observing the patient’s interactions with health care professionals and staff reinforced the importance of human connection to recovery.
Recommended Citation
Brill J. Sitting. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2022;9:142-3. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1940
Included in
Critical Care Commons, Medical Humanities Commons, Trauma Commons
Submitted
January 3rd, 2022
Accepted
February 23rd, 2022
