E.

The Qualities and Responsibilities of a Good Health Care

Provider to the
Client, Society and its Profession
Basic Qualities of a Health Care Practitioner
1. Self-knowledge and Self acceptance
Self is a mysterious, enigmatic being rich in potentialities and
actualities,

strengths

and

weaknesses,

positives

and

negatives
2. Pure and Clean Motivations
Motivations can be brought about by several factors such as
pressing needs of the person,

what the society demands

(both local and abroad), ancestral and parental influences,

and the like which may have or may not have anything to do
with what the person ought to intend

pursuant to the

knowledge of himself.

3. Strong Will and Determination

Indicators of a Clear Motivation for a Strong Will and
Determination

3.1

Ones chosen profession is in harmony with God-given

talents, interests and resources; values and attitudes; and

needs
3.2
His decision is a product of thorough reflective
discernment and realization on the profession that is
chosen
3.3
He has that inner sense of peace and happiness with
the decisions he has made
Virtues of a Strong Will and Determination
Virtues are important ingredients of a strong will and
determination
a. humility
b. obedience
c. patience
d. courage
e. Self-mastery (Temperance)

4. Service-Orientedness
Service - is of the essence in a profession
Profession is an occupation that is meant to be of service to
humanity

5. Intellectual, Moral, and Clinical Wisdom

6. Propensity for Continuous Learning
Education is a continuous, lifetime process of learning, of being
molded, of being formed
7. Empathic Presence

F. Virtues, Vices And Habits of a Health Care Provider