tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583990617602681604.post4234762243639453205..comments2023-11-05T07:50:46.531-05:00Comments on You'll Never Know Everything: Patient AutonomyKatie!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00795555425849436787noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583990617602681604.post-556175331945111142008-07-14T00:30:00.000-04:002008-07-14T00:30:00.000-04:00That's awesome. I remember that episode - I rewat...That's awesome. I remember that episode - I rewatched the entire series before starting residency. McCoy expresses what is today considered to be a fairly paternalistic/misogynistic view toward medicine. An element of that attitude still permeates the profession today. Are doctors supposed to serve the patient according to the patient's wishes or according to what the doctor believes is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583990617602681604.post-68862180890058955392008-07-13T16:27:00.000-04:002008-07-13T16:27:00.000-04:00Medics can indeed be rather directive and assertiv...Medics can indeed be rather directive and assertive.<BR/><BR/>I know a few surgeons who still treat surgical patients as nuisances they have to interact with as a tiresome part of dealiung with the lump/burst/broken bit.<BR/><BR/>One once told a group of us, as students, "There's my way, and the wrong way!"The Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009039342346247138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583990617602681604.post-13104214968588253932008-07-11T22:51:00.000-04:002008-07-11T22:51:00.000-04:00Sounds like Bones forgot the prime directive. Slap...Sounds like Bones forgot the prime directive. Slapping hysterical dames around doesn't exactly sound like his or Gene Roddenberry's finest hour.<BR/><BR/>Understandable though. With Kirk slutting his way through the universe, the old country doctor didn't get to touch many females anywhere. <BR/><BR/>And you know how irresistible pregnant bellies can be...<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Pennsypennsyltuckianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975720768947247949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583990617602681604.post-55829053130385839662008-07-11T20:26:00.000-04:002008-07-11T20:26:00.000-04:00Good grief. I bet that Alien Lady wanted a midwife...Good grief. I bet that Alien Lady wanted a midwife and a homebirth for the next one.Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759938692575603663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583990617602681604.post-90419689330139067942008-07-11T15:20:00.000-04:002008-07-11T15:20:00.000-04:00Um, yeah... I would generally consider touching pe...Um, yeah... I would generally consider touching people when they obviously don't want to be touched to be a Bad Thing.<BR/><BR/>That star trek space doctor guy must have missed those "how not to be a jerk to your patients" lectures!XEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522455400636588309noreply@blogger.com