Search results for "excuse"
Hear my voice
Asking patients if they have any questions isn't the best way to be sure they understand.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/blog.htm
15 Feb 2013
Work hour limits: No gain without pain
Nobody would want their child riding on an icy road at 70 miles per hour in a school bus driven by someone whose head keeps nodding. Similarly, who would want to be cared for by a physician who is so fatigued he can’t remember the difference between the cranium and the cremaster?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/free/newman.htm
15 Mar 2009
Letting go
This man was dying. But like many elephants in rooms, not many people wanted to acknowledge it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/blog.htm
15 Dec 2012
Negotiation: A key skill for women hospitalists
Knowing your value and preparing for an ambush are two key secret weapons.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/conference.htm
15 Jul 2013
No sleep till Brooklyn
A veteran hospitalist reflects on work hour limits for residents.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/blog.htm
15 Oct 2011
Readmission impossible
A dedicated team strives to keep a complex patient out of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/free/newmans-notions-readmission-impossible.htm
15 Jun 2018
Tips to make the most difficult conversation easier
Hospitalists may be best positioned to introduce patients to palliative care and/or hospice options.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/palliative-care-conversations.htm
15 May 2014
Top 10 reasons not to discharge your patient
Our editorial advisor examines length of stay.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/free/newman.htm
15 Sep 2011
Fight the noise
We all know the difficulty in functioning within a noisy hospital. But in hospitals we don't always have the option of suggesting that we move our discussion to a quiet coffee shop instead. Noise pollution in hospitals is an issue that confronts us all as hospital workers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/free/newman.htm
15 Nov 2009