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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Good Medical Practice Demands Honest Communication

British Medical Association Writing Competition runner-up and junior doctor, Lucy Mant, asks the pertinent question 'Do you know what I mean?' Lucy reflects on the times when she debated, by then grit her teeth and fronted up with the truth.

"Since I began to think more about the truth, aside from occasional feelings of teenage embarrassment, my predominant feeling has been one of pleasant surprise. Through replacing my bravado with the pure and simple truth, I have had many wonderful learning experiences."

Junior doctors and medical students can identify with and learn from these true and honestly recounted scenarios! This competition submission was published July 26, 2013 on the BMA website, click on the title link to read the full article. Other excellent Writing Competition entries are also posted on the BMA website.

Labels: BMA, communication, honesty, junior doctors, medical student behavior, writing competition

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Nurses Recognized for their Honesty and Ethical Behaviour

"Nurses continue to outrank other professions in Gallup's annual Honesty and Ethics survey. Eighty-one percent of Americans say nurses have "very high" or "high" honesty and ethical standards, a significantly greater percentage than for the next-highest-rated professions, military officers and pharmacists."

Nurses have topped the list for eleven years straight! Medical Doctors ranked 6th place this year with sixty-six percent.
Read the latest Gallup survey of professional honesty and ethical standards by clicking on the post title.

Labels: behaviour of doctors, behaviour of nurses, ethical behaviour, honesty, medical ethics, professional integrity, professionalism

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