##what you ( as patient or care) can do to improve care quality

2️⃣ 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛: Oftentimes, Doctors and Nurses ask so many questions that patients often grow weary and may not answer truthfully, especially when the patient doesn't see the relationship between the question and the current health problem.

Although some of the questions may seem unrelated to your current problem, they are essential to get an overall evaluation of your health and plan appropriate care.

E.g. most female patients do not like answering the question "𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙨?" especially when their problem is not reproductive. However, this question is very essential as some medications including Ciprofloxacine (often used to treat Typhoid fever) can cause fetal malformations.

I remember once when a patient swore to me he doesn't drink alcohol and I placed him on a medication Prednisolone for his Arthritis. He returned a few weeks later with severe intestinal bleeding from an ulcer. This was caused by an interaction between the medication and alcohol.

Rather than answer a question untruthfully, it's better to ask the significance of the question or tell the care provider you are unwilling to answer the question (if you are a nurse and a patient tells you this, assume worst case scenario and proceed).