At a recent doctor's appointment, both
the nurse and the doctor asked me about my children.
Not exact matches
For $ 15 a week, patients can
ask questions,
and receive medication reminders
and health advice from Vida's team of coaches including
nurses, medical assistants, nutritionists
and doctors.
The last time we visited his
doctor at Sloan - Kettering, a month
and a half into his illness
and a little over a week before he entered the hospital for the last time, the
nurse asked him the usual medical questions.
While there I was
asked to deliver a series of public lectures, intended for educated lay people
and also
doctors,
nurses,
and staff connected with the center.
I am sure that some will say that the sufferings of thirst
and starvation can be alleviated, but it is
asking a great deal of
nurses and doctors to expect them to take away food
and water
and then treat the problems caused by taking away food
and water.
When the Make - A-Wish Foundation came calling
and asked Lucas for his wish, he requested a food truck to feed the
doctors and nurses who cared for him along with the pediatric cancer patients that had become like family.
It's also a good place to write down any questions you might want to
ask the
nurses and doctors, too.
You may wish to
ask the
doctor's
nurse to call you when it's convenient
and have a list of basic questions to
ask (about their philosophy or about the advice they give in certain situations).
To those mothers who truly are looking for honest responses —
ask your
Doctor,
nurse or consult a self - help baby book that contains professionally referenced information on the early years including nutrition, that way you won't be shouted at
and you can be sure you're receiving quality advice.
As a registered
nurse and midwife, homebirthed mother of three, breastfeeding advocate, In making decisions about how to raise my children I read widely,
asked advice from a range of professionals, some being medical
doctors some being highly trained, skilled midwives.
I lived in the states for three years
and was 3 months pregnant when I visited the hospital
and I was shocked when the
nurse during intake
asked me if I wanted an epidural for the birth
and she added that it was 800 dollars... Now, I know the epidural itself costs maybe a few dollars, so the rest of that money goes to the
doctor and hospital.
Be sure to
ask your
doctor, midwife or
nurse how to care for yourself at home, including pain medication, comfort measures,
and sitz baths.
The most viewed -
and perhaps most helpful - feature of the website is the «Questions You Should
Ask» section, which provides helpful tips on communicating with everyone from your
doctor,
nurse and physical therapist to your coach
and athletic trainer.
Again,
ask for help: Your lactation consultant,
nurse, or
doctor will have tips
and coping strategies.
I made my husband tell visitors that visits will be short
and additionally, may be choppy (meaning they may be
asked to leave the room for a
nurse to check me, for me to
nurse, for me to pee, etc.); delayed (if they arrive when a
doctor is rounding or when I am sleeping or
nursing); or even cancelled (if I am not up for it).
Ask all of the questions you can think of about your baby's care
and condition,
and get to know the
doctors and nurses caring for your baby.
As you get to know your baby's
doctors and nurses, you'll feel more comfortable approaching them
and asking questions or making suggestions.
It's important to
ask doctors and nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit about your preemie's condition
and care.
I believe that it would be kind of hard to do it in the hospital full of
doctors and nurses, coming
and going through the door
and asking you what is your pain number.
Nurses and doctors will
ask to see how you are bleeding,
and if you had stitches, how those are doing as well.
Talk with your child's
doctor or
nurse to make sure that you know exactly how to care for your child when you get home,
ask any questions that you have,
and find out if you can «room in» with your child during his or her last night or two to get the hang of things.
Then call the
doctor's office
and ask to speak with the
doctor /
nurse ahead of time to explain your concerns without your daughter present (or write a short letter to the
doctor).
Ask for recommendations from local doulas, labor
and delivery
nurses and fertility
doctors, they know who's the best in the area because they work with so many providers!
If you're
nursing and not taking a probiotic supplement,
ask your
doctor to recommend one.
Sometimes it means the doula, midwife,
nurse, or
doctor is
asking the mother to do a variety of position changes, techniques,
and even medical interventions to help finish the labor.
Watch the
nurses and doctors as they care for them,
ask to be a part of bath time,
and hold them as much as possible.
Any time she was
asked to shift her legs into a new position during her labor, she would announce to the
nurses and her
doctor, «This is my dead leg.»
The parade of women who approached them to
ask how
and why convinced the pair that their own experience - having nobody around to explain the mechanics or the details of
nursing,
and with little or no encouragement from
doctors, friends
and neighbors - was probably pretty typical.
If you're having trouble making milk or don't feel like
nursing and / or pumping is going as well as it could, look for tips,
ask a mom friend, or speak with your
doctor or a local lactation consultant.
This woman was also a Star Wars fan because she could be heard screaming at her
nurse that she was the lady Darth Vader
and was
asking if the
doctors could feel her tonsils.
If you need to
ask a
doctor a question outside of rounds you will need to have a
nurse forward them a message
and wait an often lengthy period of time for an answer.
About halfway through now
and we are onto the next task that a mother must face soon after giving birth to her baby
and that is the many, many, many questions that are
asked by the
doctors and nurses treating you, which can feel relentless
and be very tiring to constantly answer.
I worry that little thought has been given to the environment in which our
doctors,
nurses and clinicians will be
asked to work, once the NHS has a duty to promote competition at every level
and competition law is pre-eminent.
«
Ask your
doctor, your
nurse and explore the Internet.
«
Doctors and nurses should never hesitate to
ask patients whether they are experiencing sexual problems, no matter how old they might be.»
At the Whole Health Medicine Institute, the training program my team runs for
doctors,
nurses, acupuncturists, energy healers
and other health care providers, we teach healers how to
ask patients the right questions.
At the hospital, I felt like I was at the mercy of the whims of the
doctors and nurses (like when they would check my cervix a bunch even though I
asked them not to or when they kept waking my first born to check her vitals or when I wasn't allowed to push when I was ready to).
Ten years ago this month, James Popham suggested that «what most of today's educators know about education assessment would fit comfortably inside a kindergartner's half - filled milk carton... This situation is analogous to
asking doctors and nurses to do their jobs without knowing how to interpret patient charts.»
parenting, school, books reading kids, people... the best gift is the knowledge, when my daughter was in 3 grade she was an avid reader,
and want to know everything before talk about, so my husband had an stroke she become more obsessed with the subject, she wanted to be a
doctor since she was 3 years old, anyways me as a
nurse had my books
and she saw me one night refreshing myself about strokes me half ways sleep, lack of caffeine then we start talking the
doctor and me
and she was raising her hand
and the
doctor ask her, you want to know when daddy is coming home, sweetie?
This used to drive me crazy when I would take my kids to the pediatrician — I'd think of a handful of questions to
ask while loading the dishwasher or walking the dog, but after driving to the appointment, keeping the kids happy while we waited, filling out paperwork,
and answering the
nurse's twenty questions, I would be lucky to remember one thing I wanted to discuss with the
doctor.
Sample Medical Jobs Interview Questions Sample medical interview questions you may be
asked during an interview for medical positions, such as:
nurse, registered
nursing, medical assistant, physician assistant,
doctor and medical sales.
Take a moment to see what these
doctors,
nurses and business consultants have to say when we
asked them questions about how important customer service is in healthcare today.
Accredited instructors prepare practicum experiences — at hospitals, clinics
and doctors» offices — which measure how well,
and how quickly, you: 1) Continue to move «on your feet» for an 8 - to -10-hour shift, 2) Take direction from
doctors and nurses, 3) Write
and / or type in between ministering directly to patients, 4) Remain cheerful
and project confidence while patients are upset
and complaining, 5) Receive «correction» from your superiors with an open - to - learning attitude, 6) Refrain from gossiping about patients
and medical professionals, 7) Become «rattled» when you can't recall a piece of information, or how to accomplish a certain procedure, 8) Refuse to
ask questions — of the instructors or of the
doctors /
nurses — especially about matters that could negatively impact patients, 9) Complain when given, or offered, extra responsibilities.
How this description is compatible with allowing MAs to conduct EEGs, EKGs, drawing blood, giving X-rays,
and other similar services is a question that is being
asked by people who assert that these allowances are indeed infractions of the so - called «discretion» given to
doctors,
nurses, PAs
and NPs.
In general, you'll be
asked to help
doctors and nurses with a set of day - to - day clinical
and administrative tasks.
Doctors and nurses are usually pretty good at
asking the right questions to help them keep you healthy.
And if you don't understand something your
doctor or
nurse is saying,
ask what they mean.
I come from a long line of
nurses (my grandma, my mother, my aunts, my cousins — all
nurses),
and you can never escape the holidays without your favorite aunty
asking, «have you seen the
doctor this year?!»
One benefit to visiting a
doctor or
nurse, like the staff at your nearest Planned Parenthood health center, is being able to talk with someone face - to - face
and ask questions about your results.
First, your
doctor or
nurse will
ask about your medical history
and your family's medical history.