Within the novel, Five Days at Memorial, the medical staff of Memorial Medical Center continuously address the areas of professionalism, patient care, communication skills, medical knowledge, practice based learning, and systems-based learning. However, at times they failed to fulfill the competency domains correctly. In the area of professionalism,…
In this essay I will address the issue of whether more states should enforce the death penalty. In her opinion piece, Lori Ornellas argues that the death penalty should be enforced by more states. In this essay I will demonstrate the flaws within her argument.…
The medical field is never a place of stasis. There are always new procedures, techniques and technological advances in the field of medicine in which people are researching to try and make better every single day. In the short story “The Use of Force” we see an example of a terrible doctor who would never have a license to practice medicine in this time for all of the laws and professional groups in place to prevent against bad practice of medicine.…
Strawson's attempts to break down the Basic Argument into conversational language which, while helpful, does not lead me to agree with his idea. His adjusted argument goes a bit like this: one does what one does because one is oneself. The only way to adjust oneself is to act, but since one acts according to oneself, one would have to make infinitely expounding choices about who one is and how to be and how to change. This would lead one to suppose that it's impossible to create oneself and as such, one cannot be held accountable for oneself because one did not make oneself because of the previously states infinite number of decisions one would have to make about who one is.…
The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which…
The Steel Windpipe serves best in demonstrating how I would maintain a level of detachment in order to avoid becoming emotionally compromised in serious situations while providing patient care. Bulgakov’s work describes both the external burdens, as well as the internal struggle many healthcare professionals face when encountering a patient who has experienced some major trauma. This story showcases a sense of humanity and responsibility to save a patient’s life at whatever cost. The piece portrays a doctor that is full of doubt and uncertainty about his decision to pursue medicine as well as having to perform a tracheotomy for the first time in a rural hospital, and it was personal for me as I continue to struggle with my own endeavors into the world of nursing.…
Commonly known as “quacks”, doctors are expected to be diligent and informative while with patients, however, there are many moments when a mask is necessary in order to hide the inner feelings. In Alan Astor’s research of Dr. Danielle Ofri’s personal experience in the medical field, he notices the emotional attachments that Dr. Ofri has for her patients. Dr. Ofri suffers heartache every time one of her patients dies. Alan proposes a boundary between the patient-doctor relationships while emphasizing the importance of impression management. He promotes the use of impression management to remain emotionally regulated for the physicians to successfully endure in a stressful career. Also, in the research of Moral Stress in End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Unit Care Unit, it emphasizes that physicians, oftentimes, face moral stresses. More importantly, it “alerts healthcare professionals […] to an otherwise under-recognized, but potentially detrimental experience” (1869). From its firm implications, dramaturgy is a critical to sustain a healthy emotional outlook. Not only is impression management advantageous for patient care, but it is also beneficial for the physician’s mental and emotional…
By using the scenario of a doctor treating a patient who really does not want to be treated, the author examines the ethical use of force that can be argued is necessary at times. However it also looks at the impact of that force not only on the person that it is used against, but also on the persno using it. This is shown primarily through the character of the doctor. Thanks to the first person perspective that Williams chooses to use, we are able to see his gradual transformation from a character who is professional and rational to a character who takes immense pleasure in the way that he is able to force his patient to physically yield to him.…
The first thought that comes to mind when one hears “doctor” is that it’s a glorious profession that bring in a large income and is stable. While the pay maybe be “great” to some, to say that the profession is stable would be unseemly. According the John B. McKinlay and Lisa D. Marceau, they would say that the profession is somewhat self-destructing. In their piece, “The End of the Golden Age of Doctoring” the explanation for this self-destruction lack support of support for the profession by the government and many more. There has been a huge shift in the profession; The historical background of “doctor” began during the medieval times, when monks, would provide medical assistant to those who were in needs. Monks were to study in secrecy where…
During this time, it was disputed whether medicine should be considered a techne. The criticism surrounding medicine was that their practice did not always lead to a desired outcome, which was the very goal of a techne. This criticism is due to the fact that often times, despite the physician’s therapeutic attempts to intervene, the patient would still die. As a result, medicine is unlike other techne, where if an architect’s building failed it would be attributed to the architect’s failure. However, in a physician’s case, they claimed that it would not necessarily be that of their own failure. Rather, the disease may have progressed too far before the physician intervened or the patient did not follow the regime precisely as prescribed.…
Third, a good doctor should also be a good philosopher. This means that, the doctor should treat the patients in a holistic way. The holistic way of treating patient is by treat the patient as a whole person instead just physical symptoms which is to counsel the patient on their diet, excersice and stress management instead of just give the patient their medicine.…
The Doctor patient relationship in our country has undergone a sea change in the last decade and a half. The lucky doctors of the past were treated like God and people revered and respected them. We witness today a fast pace of commercialization and globalization on all spheres of life and the medical profession is no exception to these phenomena. As a result, the doctor-patients relationship has deteriorated considerably. Earlier too, doctors were covered by various…
medicine and pathology that are supposed to be scientific and objective … As seen in…
The meaning of a profession is devotion from its practitioner to aid in others and to serve some high good that upholds the moral nature of his activity. Medical professionals are devoted to serve the goal of health while also relieving the sufferings of the frail. They have a moral responsibility to keep their patients alive as reflected by the Hippocratic Oath. Therefore, doctors must not kill.…
I would like to discuss about people’s attitude toward Western Medicine base on my observation after my visit to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and some references. People nowadays are generally more open and positive towards Western Medicine, but there are still some constraints in practicing due to cultural difference. I am going to explain my opinion on different aspects: public response towards hospital regulations, people’s awareness towards public hygiene and people’s gratitude towards doctors and nurse. Later I will discuss about the social and cultural factors of such change in attitude.…