Unusual People: A Caregiver's Manual

Un-Usual People is apart-memoir, part-instructional manual consisting of evidence-based premises, patientand caregiver stories, suggestions on required knowledge and skills, andsolutions used in the art and act of providing healthcare. The subjects are acombination of regular and special-needs patients who seek and receive medical attention,diagnoses and therapies and the caregivers and healthcare personnel who providethe CARE. The ability to Communicate, connect, and cooperate, Accept andappreciate, Relate and explain, Energize and encourage comprise the acronym ofeffective healthcare. How patients are treated and behave, plays a major rolein the response to medical care and the final outcomes. Honesty, cooperation,positive attitude, trust, adherence to the treatment plan and appreciation areessentials for the patients. Open and sincere communication, hope, skill, and knowledgeare the working instruments of healthcare delivery. The basic premise is thatevery human being has value and deserves to be treated with respect.