Lessons of the Cards: A Guide for Health Professionals

How will you play your hand in the challenging world of healthcare? Card language abounds in our culture. It is heard from politics to podium, professor to pundit, and professional to patient. It informs health professionals of the challenges inherent to the career, as well as the deep, sacred trust we hold with our patients. Cards reveal 10 lessons that are the keys to success in connecting meaningfully with patients and peers. Lessons like, rules change, cards don’t,
a poker face has its place, and every day life deals you a new hand. Most of us joined our professions because we wanted to make a difference. Yet the world we practice in has become more about metrics and measurement than patient care; we find ourselves the ones who suffer! This book will reignite your passion for providing care that goes to the root of the human experience. You will discover tips to success in a world of rapid change and mechanized indifference. Through stories of real patients and real caregivers, you will find relevant and practical tools that can be applied to your career today. You will resonate with many of the lessons; add your own stories and share with others. We become better when we share, remain open, and take life a little less seriously. Life is a whole lot more like a game of cards than you might things. The future is bright when we consider, How will You Play Your Hand?