The essence of a good doctor is their ability to love all without discrimination‚ to have patience‚ to listen and to understand their patients in order to find an appropriate treatment. William Carlos Williams embodied this essence. To have experience‚ to have lost himself in the minds of his patients has given William Carlos Williams the ability to love and care for his patients‚ which is seen throughout his poetry. As many of us know‚ life as a physician is hard. Williams explains a time where
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harm than benefits. Doctors must decide whether to recommend an experimental option to a patient. There is a question of ethics that arises whether one could make the decision without sufficient evidence on each choice. Consequentialism is an ethical approach that reasons an action’s morality is contingent upon the outcome of the action. Decisions involving randomized clinical trials can be difficult‚ but by thinking ethically‚ and in this case‚ using consequentialism‚ a doctor can recommend the best
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from the available expertise and technologies. This is 2012‚ and it is expected that the standard of medical treatment would grow up significantly. During 80’s- 90’s we used to see news of malpractices of so called ‘doctor’ only in villages who were famous to city people as ‘haturi doctors’. They used to leave medical gauges‚ scissors‚ wrist watches and what not. However‚ such instances were limited in villages only. Let us remind ourselves once again‚ this is 2012 and the medical science advanced to
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when to help a patient die. An excerpt: Doctors of our generation are not newcomer to this question. Going back to my internship days‚ I can remember many patients in pain‚ sometimes in coma or delirious‚ with late‚ hopeless cancer. For many of them‚ we wrote an order for heavy medication – morphine by the clock. This was not talked about openly and little was written about it. It was essential‚ not controversial The best way to bring the problem into focus is to describe two patients whom I cared
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painkillers‚ stirring a debate on whether physicians have an ethical responsibility to treat pain even though some patients are abusing the drugs prescribed. Some argue that not prescribing painkillers is up to the physicians because it is their practice at stake. The problem with this line of thinking is that it draws an invisible line in the sand. Physicians are supposed to treat patients‚ not pick and choose because of potential legal liabilities‚ and they take an oath stating just that. Therefore
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During the introduction‚ the reader learns of the patient who is a recent immigrant from Afghanistan that is 22 weeks pregnant. She is admitted to a non-teaching hospital with severe cramping. Upon having an ultrasound‚ it is found that there exist brain abnormalities with her fetus. The physician discovers
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I truly enjoyed seeing Patch Adams again. I have always loved this movie and I think it was a wonderful choice to use as an example for professionalism and patient care. In my opinion I feel that Patch became a role model by showing his classmates that his ways actually did work and had wonderful results. Even if they were against him and his ways they all eventually saw that his ways were very wonderful and productive. I think Patch is professional as a physician in his own way. His way of professionalism
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40 to 50 minutes to see a doctor‚ and as long as 55 minutes to get a prescription filled. The practice of all nurses being involved initially in seeing all patients caused duplication of efforts‚ including repeating questions and examinations‚ and resulted in procedural bottlenecks. Additionally‚ there were inconsistent levels of service and extreme variation in treatment because of the different experience and skill levels of the nurses. The overall view by patients was that the clinic was inefficient
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organized so that all patients register through an initial check-in process. At his or her turn‚ each patient is seen by a d octor and then exits the process‚ either with a presentation or with admission to the hospital. Currently‚ 55 people per hour arrive at ER‚ 10% of who are admitted to the hospital. On average‚ 7 people are waiting to be registered and 34 are registered and waiting to see a doctor. The registration process takes‚ on average‚ 2 minutes per patient. Among patients who receive prescriptions
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what I take on‚ and I like to stay busy. * I am a self motivator‚ and I take great pride in my job as a nurse. "Do you plan to make nursing your career?" * I do! I absolutely love being a nurse‚ and the satisfaction that comes with helping patients is incredibly rewarding to me. * I love being a nurse‚ and there are so many opportunities for learning and growth that I believe that I can spend my entire career satisfied and challenged in nursing. * As a career‚ nursing offers so many
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