The Oncology Surgeon

A nurse attending stated “during the morning’s second surgery, he actually dozed off. The nurse took him aside and recommended that he take a break, but he refused and returned to the operation.” The nurse here was in fault in more ways than one. This nurse should never allowed the doctor return back to operate on the patient, he should have been removed from the operating room immediately. The nurse should have

Rarely any physician intends to harm patients when he or she provides treatment to them. Patients see physicians and specialists in full faith that they will get help with a condition. What complicates the patient-doctor relationship is that the outcome of each patient’s treatment is different because of individual health conditions and the course of treatment chosen by the doctor. Problems arise when a patient is not satisfied with care provided by the doctor or in extreme cases when a patient dies. Since most of the time it is hard to clearly determine whether the outcome was solely a result of the course of treatment chosen by the doctor or whether other factors played a role too, quite often patients take their

In a particularly morbid display of irony, Huyler, an emergency room physician who has pledged to serve the health of humanity, wishes his comatose patient was dead. In “A Difference of Opinion,” Huyler is treating a patient who has been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for over a month and showed little sign of improving. Due to the

After viewing The Lobotomist, it makes me realize how grateful I am for the policies currently in place for research and approval. This video demonstrated how the treatment of patients and other physician’s opinions have progressed for the better. What really stood out to me was that during that time period, it was considered unethical to publically criticize another physician. In current time, individuals have no problem critiquing each other. It is encouraged to get opinions from others colleagues and specialist. The video also discussed how physicians had control over whatever they wanted to do to patients. They did not even need to give informed consent for their testing or procedures. It baffles me that patients were not even told what

Throughout Professor Bearings entire time at the hospital, her doctor was constantly pushing his opinions, ideas, and treatments onto her. He was constantly telling Professor Bearing to take the “full dose”, which was the highest option of chemotherapy provided. The doctor did not ask for her opinion and did not give her a chance to talk or explain what she wanted. The doctor, in this scene, was using the non-therapeutic technique called advising. In this situation, the therapeutic technique that should have been used is encouraging expression. Professor Bearings

While this tactic may seem to take the patient’s needs and concerns into account, it actually opens up a set of abuses and potential complications that worsen

And the fact he deemed it unnecessary to speak to the patient is a huge violation of the doctrine of consent and portrayed him to be an insufficient health leader by not following the guidelines put forth in all hospitals to abide by to ensure it’s best to the patients. His incompliant ways can affect the future of the hospital putting in jeopardy many jobs and lives.

Every one of us has relied on a medical professional at least a few times in our lives. When we get seriously ill, or suffer a serious injury, we put our health in the hands of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, fully expecting to be treated with a certain degree of professionalism and safety. Unfortunately, sometimes the expected care is not given, or not given to the extent which the ailment requires. In these situations, we can feel blindsided, confused, even taken advantage of.

his or her patients feel better. However, there are cases where a doctor can only do so much.

This can be read as a key ethical question to many healthcare case studies because of the errors and situations that occur. One of the explanations for this occurrence may be the overwhelming workload, chaotic environment and lack of individual attention prescribed to each patient. These issues can cause a disruption to the ethical principle of Beneficence. The principle of Beneficence calls to action the act of helping others and having compassion for the patients. This principle can be threatened when a doctor or caretaker is overworked and unable to effectively manage the series of patients and work they are assigned to take on. I believe that the admitting doctor did not initially catch the error of not calling for the specific drug need because he was more focused on getting Mr. Londborg stable and on the medication to treat his initial and present condition before worrying about the preventative medication. In addition, the doctor was so focused on helping everyone all at once that he was blind to the small details and loose ends that needed to be taken care

In my personal experience, I have seen Emergency Room physicians prescribe narcotics to patient, when it seemed unwarranted. I can’t help but wonder if the emphasis on patient satisfaction

his close relationship with the patient, he did not want to simply send the man to the

Frameworks are in place to guide doctors on how to treat their patients. Both the Hippocratic Oath that medical practitioners swear by before entering the medical profession and the American Medical Association’s (AMA) statement about patient’s right try to protect patients by giving these standards. One such basis is that doctors should strive to help patients as much as possible with the healing process. In the event that it is not possible to help, then the doctor should refrain from acts that may further harm the patient. This is shown in the Hippocratic Oath when it says, “[I swear] I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgement; I will keep them from harm and injustice.” The AMA also brings this to light, “The patient has the right to courtesy, respect, dignity, responsiveness, and timely attention to his or her needs.” These suggest the moral standard that should be taken for granted: a doctor’s role is, to the best of his or her ability, to help the patient get better and feel comfortable while treating the patient with consideration and respect.

Franco woke up one special morning and jumped out of bed like a bullet fired from a gun. His head was whirring, heart pounding out of his feathery chest, and nerves on edge. Today was the day. He stepped out onto the porch of his igloo and took a deep breath as he stared off at the view around him. Even with everything happening, the arctic mountains never ceased to amaze. With the vast blanket of snow covering them and falling from the morning sky, and the brisk air that penetrated the sunrise, he was still astonished by its beauty each and every day. The snowfall growing faster, he quickly jumped up and landed front side on the ice, sliding swiftly and hurriedly, making sure to avoid any polar bears as they were always patrolling for

Surgeons are important the the health of society. Surgeons have been around for hundreds of years and will stay until the end of time. In the United States the need for surgeons is great. The medical field of surgery dates back to the twentieth century with Dr. Lister and Dr. Von Bergmann and their surgical discoveries. Today surgeon’s must obtain an education, and possess certain characteristics in order to perform their job duties in the continuously changing field: therefore, Dr. Burke, a character on Grey’s Anatomy, realistically depicts this profession.