Natalia Eden, RN
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Conditions and diseases
A recent study found that, compared with people from other cultures, Americans are less likely to report feeling a sense of obligation to be present for their friends. If that reflects a broader cultural shift, it raises an uncomfortable question:…
A recent study found that, compared with people from other cultures, Americans are less likely to report feeling a sense of obligation to be present for their friends. If that reflects a broader cultural shift, it raises an uncomfortable question: Is this same emphasis on personal autonomy and individual comfort seeping into health care? Are health care professionals increasingly opting out of their obligation to care for patients when the …
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Refusing to treat a patient is not the same as a boundary
Conditions and diseases
I have spent decades in health care. I know how much physicians rely on clinical judgment, pattern recognition, and experience. Those skills matter, and they also carry a risk: The human brain is constantly filling in gaps, and sometimes the…
I have spent decades in health care. I know how much physicians rely on clinical judgment, pattern recognition, and experience. Those skills matter, and they also carry a risk: The human brain is constantly filling in gaps, and sometimes the story we create about a patient can become more powerful than the information the patient is trying to give us.
I experienced this recently during a telehealth visit with a physician …
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How does the halo effect in medicine harm patients?
Conditions and diseases
I recently revisited the story of Ramona Pierson, a woman who survived a devastating accident, spent 18 months in a coma, and eventually rebuilt her life with the help of an unexpected community of older adults. It is an inspiring…
I recently revisited the story of Ramona Pierson, a woman who survived a devastating accident, spent 18 months in a coma, and eventually rebuilt her life with the help of an unexpected community of older adults.
It is an inspiring story. It is also one that raises an important question for those of us who have worked in long-term care: What kind of facility was this?
In retellings of Pierson’s story, the …
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Why nurses are leaving the profession they love
Health technology
I never expected artificial intelligence to help me relearn how to walk. After an osteotomy on my left second metatarsal, something about my gait felt wrong. I had previously undergone the same surgery on my right foot, yet this recovery…
I never expected artificial intelligence to help me relearn how to walk.
After an osteotomy on my left second metatarsal, something about my gait felt wrong. I had previously undergone the same surgery on my right foot, yet this recovery was different. I could feel myself compensating on the left side, trying to match my right leg’s rhythm. I wasn’t limping exactly. In fact, I had become remarkably good at disguising …
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How AI gait analysis helped me walk again after surgery
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