Etiquette for Health Care Professionals

This chapter highlights the importance of using professional manners and avoiding unprofessional ones. Manners, and the lack thereof, say much about a person and can communicate both favorable and unfavorable characteristics. Several aspects of etiquette are well worth the attention of all allied health students entering the healthcare industry. Once identified, each point of etiquette is described in light of how it communicates various messages at the practicum site. This discussion also demonstrates how correcting these tendencies can contribute to professional development while you avoid behavior-related pitfalls during the practicum.