of 6— Set Up ChatGPT for Patient Scripts

What you'll accomplish

By the end of this guide, you'll have a library of customized patient communication scripts for your most challenging scenarios — MRI claustrophobia, contrast concerns, radiation questions, pediatric exams, and non-English speakers — all saved and ready to use on the floor.

What you'll need

ChatGPT account at chat.openai.com (free tier works)
A list of your most common difficult patient communication scenarios
Optional: a notes app on your phone (Apple Notes, Google Keep) to save your scripts
Time needed: 20 minutes to build your script library
Cost: Free

How-To Guide: Use ChatGPT as Your Patient Communication Assistant

Step 1: Set Up ChatGPT for Patient Scripts

Open ChatGPT and start with this context-setting message:

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I'm a radiologic technologist. I need help creating a library of patient communication scripts for challenging scenarios. All scripts should be: warm, calm, and non-clinical in language; appropriate for a patient with no medical background; under 100 words each; something I can say verbally or hand to a patient as a written card. Ready to start?