Do Patients Trust Doctors Too Much?
Earlier this year, the American College of Surgeons, the national scientific and educational organization of surgeons, conducted a nationwide survey that found that the average patient devotes an hour or less to researching his or her surgery or surgeon. While prospective patients worry about the costs or complications of an operation, they don't necessarily look for information that would address their concerns.
In fact, more than a third of patients who had an operation in the last five years never reviewed the credentials of the surgeon who operated. Patients are more likely to spend time researching a job change (on average, about 10 hours) or a new car (8 hours) than the operation they are about to submit to or the surgeon who wields (支配) the knife. And many patients are satisfied with the answers they receive from their surgeons or primary care doctors, whoever those individuals happen to be.
I felt curious about the survey, so I called Dr. Thomas Russell, executive director of the American College of Surgeons. "There is a tendency for patients not to get particularly involved and not to feel compelled to look into their surgery or surgeons," he told me.
There are consequences to that kind of blind trust. "Today, medicine and surgery are really team sports," Dr. Russell continued, "and the patient, as the ultimate decision maker, is the most important member of the team. Mistakes can happen, and patients have to be educated and must understand what is going on. "
In other words, a healthy doctor-patient relationship does not simply entail good bedside manners and responsible office management on the part of the doctor. It also requires that patients come to the relationship educated about their doctors, their illnesses and their treatment.
"If we are truly going to reform. the health care system in the U. S. ," Dr. Russell said, "everybody has to participate actively and must educate themselves. That means doctors, nurses, other health care professionals, lawyers, pharmaceutical (制的) companies, and insurance companies. But most of all, it means the patient. "
Trust is important. But as Sir Francis Bacon, who was among the first to understand the importance of gathering data in science, once observed, knowledge is power.
According to the author, patients should spend more time
A.researching the American College of Surgeons.
B.researching their surgery or surgeons.
C.researching new cars.
D.researching job changes.
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第2题
要求:观点明确,思路清晰,有针对性,不超过350字。
第3题
(二)“给定材料5”介绍了我国当前农村地承包经营权流转的三种模式,请分析这三种模式主要特点和它们的不同之处。(20分)
要求:分条表述、内容准确,逻辑清晰,不超过350字。
第4题
(一)根据给定资料,概述当前农村土地承包经营权流转的主要方式及其作用。(20分) 要求:紧扣给定材料,准确全面,不超过250字。
第5题
A.所有权
B.承包权
C.经营权
D.财产权
第7题
A.不得改变土地集体所有性质
B.不得改变土地用途
C.不得损害农民土地承包权益
D.不得自愿协商承包
第8题
A.农村承包土地经营权和农民住房财产权(不含宅基地使用权)
B.土地使用权及房屋所有权
C.农村承包土地经营权和农民住房财产权(含宅基地使用权)
D.农村承包土地使用权及林权
第9题
A.不得改变土地集体所有性质
B.不得改变土地用途
C.不得损害农民土地承包权益
D.不得自愿协商承包
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