This is a passage from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer‚ the author wrote his “Doctor” series‚ which is noted for description of medical student’s years of professional training. The present extract touches upon the final examinations of medical students. The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting
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Analysis “Doctor in the House” (Richard Gordon) 1. The author of the story is Richard Gordon. It is the pen name used by Gordon Ostlere (born Gordon Stanley Ostlere on 15 September 1921)‚ an English surgeon and anesthetist. As Richard Gordon‚ Ostlere has written numerous novels‚ screenplays for film and television and accounts of popular history‚ mostly dealing with the practice of medicine. He is most famous for a long series of comic novels on a medical theme starting with Doctor in the House
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Doctors ’ Listening Skills When people go to the doctor ’s office they want the doctor to listen. Competency and a correct diagnosis are appreciated too‚ but more than anything‚ patients value doctors ’ silence (Richards‚ 1407). In addition‚ patients want "more and better information about their problem and the outcome‚ more openness about the side effects of treatment‚ relief of pain and emotional distress‚ and advice on what they can do for themselves" (Meryn‚ 1922). Doctors ’ technical
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Week 2 Lab |Step 1: First Year Costs | | Question 1: What would the first-year costs be to AML if it purchased the 10 used 20-foot containers? How long would it take to recoup the investment‚ assuming that the mushroom traffic continued? Based on 120 container shipments per year with 10% loads return or 12 containers‚ this would generate revenues equal to the associated cost. Looking at the charts below the proposed service would actually lose money as the investment of $255.350 can’t be
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assumed that both the Doctor and the Registered Nurse are equally important in the medical industry. At some point in time they offered complimentary services to the patients. There were defined duties for the Doctor and those for the Registered Nurse. The rationale behind this was that system of learning gone through by a doctor and a Registered nurse were partially different. However‚ a doctor tends to give opinions and diagnosis while the nurse should take care of the patient by executing the duties
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Physician? What is a good doctor? What makes a good doctor perfect? In the articles "Phlebitis" by Lair Eigther‚"The Doctors as Stranger" by David Rothman‚ and the book "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman these authors state different situations and outlooks the patients were in. For instance the writers explored whether the patients had good medical treatment. Furthermore the authors view the disconnection between the doctors and the patients on how physicians should be
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To become a better manager‚ what is one of the first things one should do? A. Improve one’s communication skills B. Seek knowledge of oneself C. Manage one’s time better D. Empower one’s employees B Matching skills means that managers are able to: A. Match their competencies to the organisation B. Match verbal and non-verbal behaviour C. Effectively match the attributes of the situation with the people involved D. Develop core self-evaluations to
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acquiescing‚ or yielding. The patient is passively abide by the advice and yield to the health care professional. It has a dictatorial connotation. The patient abides by the goals of the health professional. In contrast‚ the terms adherence and collaboration are used to describe implied that patients have more autonomy and independent in following their treatment planning. Adherence is based on patient-centered model; through research‚ it has shown to promote patient satisfaction and health outcomes
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In the movie The Doctor‚ the main character Dr. Jack McKee‚ got a taste of his own medicine. He attended to his patients in an inappropriate and unprofessional manner. One of his patients complained how her husband and her are losing their relationship‚ Dr. Jack McKee responded that the staple on her chest scar made her look like a playboy centerfold and that her husband would love that. He was impersonal and cold hearted towards his patients and his family. He works long hours and is never home
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Different Types of Doctors and What They Do The world is Mother Nature’s marvel that is blessed with different wonders of the natural world like the human body system. But‚ with every blessing comes a curse and this curse that plagues the living world is diseases. There are different diseases and disorders that are either due to microorganisms‚ parasites‚ non-functioning of different organs in the body‚ biochemical imbalances‚ genetic or hereditary problems‚ etc. Many times‚ people suffer from different
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