A Qualitative Approach to Understanding the Effects of a Caring Relationship Between the Sonographer and Patient

Understanding of caring - Radiography educators’ perspectives

“…32 Practical issues such as a busy daily schedule and an inadequate amount of time with patients significantly influence the radiographer's ability to care for the patient. 5,9 Although participants in this study indicated that they feel that radiation therapists have more time to spend with patients and build rapport, literature indicates that patients undergoing cancer treatment feel there is not much time for interaction with the radiation therapist because of time pressures. 41 Despite the fact that caring had various meanings, perceptions by the radiography educators reveal that they had a good understanding of the concept.…”

“…8 Caring in Diagnostic Ultrasound has been described by Van der Westhuizen and colleagues as serving patients with empathy and compassion, and providing answers to patients. 9 Caring in Nuclear Medicine Technology starts with human interaction, empathising and understanding the needs, whilst providing the best care for the patient. 10,11 As illustrated definitions of caring in the radiography profession exist, however, it is argued that clarity on how caring is understood and how caring behaviours look practically must be understood as a lack of understanding hinders radiographers' ability to practice in a caring manner.…”

“Fun slipping into the doctor's role”—The relationship between sonoanatomy teaching and professional identity formation before and during the Covid‐19 pandemic

“…Here, the sonoanatomy tutor can be regarded as a role model (Bandura, 1962; Mullikin et al, 2019), particularly relevant for students with diverse educational and cultural backgrounds (Volpe et al, 2021). It is necessary to teach the teacher within these PIF dimensions to evolve critical thinking, problem‐solving, professionalism and empathy labor (Dunbar and Nichols, 2012; Hundertmark et al, 2019; McDaniel et al, 2020; Van Der Westhuizen et al, 2020). The teaching staff must sensitively accompany the undergraduate students during this vulnerable experience in a trustful way, be aware of the identity‐related dimensions, while opening the room for a reflective discourse.…”

Burnout in the sonographic environment: The identification and exploration of the causes of sonographer burnout and strategies for prevention and control

“… 11,15,20–23 According to Hardicre et al the detection of adverse findings during examinations triggered difficult emotional and physical reactions in sonographers 15 . Finding an abnormality during obstetric scans often caused anxiety, and deciding on whether or how to deliver adverse news to patients caused personal turmoil 11,23 . Additional stressors including sonographers managing their responses, whilst avoiding indications of a problem to patients, revealing too much information 15,20 .…”

“…In addition, more time spent informing the patient about the ultrasound procedure prior to the scan, and managing patient interactions post‐adverse news delivery will further remove the apprehension around the process, particularly at obstetrics clinics 15,20,22,25 . Another challenge associated with burnout is the emotional cost to the sonographer when adverse patient outcomes are experienced 11,15,20–23 …”