Today, a patient attacked me. A nurse got kicked. Another punched. I was gouged to the point that blood was drawn. The patient was neither intoxicated nor psychotic. Rather, she was a meek 92-year-old grandmother, and she was terrified. It took five of us to hold her down, as she summoned the strength of a woman fighting for her life.
Linda is an elderly woman with moderate dementia. She is blind …
Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
-The Russell-Einstein Manifesto
The American healthcare system is a paradox of triumph and failure. We lead the world in medical innovation, yet we lag behind in cost, quality, and equity. During my last month of medical school, I sat with a group of graduating students to discuss this challenge. As students, we had directly confronted the shortcomings of modern healthcare. As the next generation of …
Approach patients as one human caring for another
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