[Verified Answer]: I agree that adopting a critical lens and…

I agree that adopting a critical lens and setting aside personal beliefs and judgments when providing patient care can indeed enhance the quality of care and allow the provider to view the patient without bias. In your situation, your boss put you in a position you were not prepared for and labeled you as the new employee. This label made you feel vulnerable and less powerful, as others may have formed their own critical judgments about your lack of job knowledge, even if you may have been experienced. I feel this is a scenario that could also occur in a hospital setting. For instance, if a colleague who was unable to establish a therapeutic relationship with a patient for various reasons labels the patient as “difficult” or ‘non-compliant”, it could influence your perception and interaction with that patient. As you mentioned, this will effect how we let that power effect us, the intrapersonal, interpersonal and contextual level having formed a biased without assessing the situation.