We can also distribute an empathy consulting service throughout the entire medical community, saturating all medical fields. ... Primary data sources will involve conducting surveys in the facilities rendering cancer treatment, such as doctor's offices and hospitals. ... A viable survey will include a sample of the proper representation of the population market mix that has consulted an oncologist or received cancer treatment and has experienced a doctor's bedside manner in this regard. ... During her illness with colon cancer one of the researchers has experienced the treatment and ...

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The chosen patient is Mr Thomas, who is 34 years of age and was admitted to the medical ward after being diagnosed of having a cardiovascular accident. ... Also, secondary complications emanating from stroke will be viewed and mapped with medical care. ... Stroke is a medical emergency in which every minute counts and requires rapid diagnosis and intervention. ... His consistency with previous medication treatment should be assessed thoroughly. ... All subsequent therapy and medical management depend on the result of the CT scan too rule out whether the stroke is of ischemic or haemorrhage or...

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In response to this, some medical schools have started teaching students how to break bad news to patients.11 The Ethics in Medicine Web site at the University of Washington School of Medicine contains a six-step protocol titled "Breaking Bad News." ... But in some cases it is only after a treatment has been started that a proper diagnosis and prognosis can be made.1 Treatment that can be withheld can also be withdrawn. ... Decisions for writing a DNR order are based on the patient's preference, determinations of medical futility, and the patient's quality of life.8 The presence ...

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As nursing students, graduating nursing students, nurses, and other medical professional or even regular everyday people, communication is vitally important in ensuring the successful establishment and nurturing of relationships between individuals. ... Therapeutic communication is a practice that allows effective rapport-building between the medical personal, regardless of current role, and the patient. ... Knowledge is power, and is vital for patient treatment. ... Clarification of what has been said and discussed is important to prevent confusion and medical errors. ... When uncertain abo...

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Patients: 159 patients scheduled for elective TKA after other medical alternatives failed, over a 6 month period (June 2014-December 2014). ... This prompts the need to examine whether a treatment approach can be linked to decreased length of hospital stay for patients, as it has a bearing on not only the cost but also on the patients' functional outcomes and risk of mortality. ... Guirro, Tambara, and Munhoz (2013) acknowledge the potent analgesics such as opioids that can be administered and be effective in postoperative pain treatment in the reconstruction. ...

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The managing body of a centre must ensure patients about their actual problems completely and projected treatment otherwise failure in treatment can severely compromises patient and social trust. ... A physician must have lifelong learning and responsibility from a recognized institution to be enough experienced and to be able to provide quality treatment to a patient otherwise patient might be go under crucial and risky zone even to death. ... Advancement of Health Care Every day care centre should supervise the medical errors and they should be dedicated to improve from these errors also ...

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Due to complications and other effects of having the disease, most of the patients seek medical treatment and nurses have a great role in caring for patients with Diabetes Mellitus (Stoppler, 2014). ...

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