
What Patients Say about Their Fear…
Patients are fearful. And why wouldn’t they be? The hospital environment is as foreign to patients as it is comfortable for us. For example, they fret about whether even the most standard of medical equipment will be used on them and cause unnecessary pain. Every one of their fears is a potential “what if” that can hamper the recovery process. And those fears are so real to them. Fear is one of the least talked about topics associated with the patient experience. But that doe