tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672496731205380327.post3957746185408068205..comments2024-03-26T20:43:17.849-04:00Comments on freeforall--a health policy discussion: Facing DeathDon Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141749812035072101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672496731205380327.post-50556318428645902072010-11-25T09:29:46.788-05:002010-11-25T09:29:46.788-05:00I agree good Docs listen to nurses. That is what m...I agree good Docs listen to nurses. That is what my wife says. They all best function as a part of a team, but the docs do have a special role in the medical team. So do the nurses. We need to make sure the patient and family do as well. One of my overriding thoughts of watching the episode is what does informed consent actually mean? Have patients really heard the probability of success? How is success defined?Don Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141749812035072101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672496731205380327.post-90665812133882645292010-11-24T17:20:35.376-05:002010-11-24T17:20:35.376-05:00When I was a corpsman working for nurses, I always...When I was a corpsman working for nurses, I always thought that we were ahead of the curve, ahead of our nurses. Meh. The issue is one of responsibility. When you are a doc, you have the final responsibility and tend to err on the side of doing too much since you really dont want someone to die unnecessarily. It's hard to do. However, good docs do listen to their nurses. They often see things we miss. Dos also worry more about the legal consequences of decisions.<br /><br />Stevestevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470634215313696595noreply@blogger.com