Short Story 'The Use Of Force'

In the short story “The use of force,” the two characters collide and both show power, the doctor has the knowledge and the experience and the girl uses manipulation and physical force. When different kinds of power are utilized, one person has the edge over the other person and wields in more power. Being a doctor can be hard most of the time. Patients think that they know better than the doctors. That’s completely understandable being a worried patient. But, the doctors know exactly what their doing. They have all the experience to know what's going on and what to do. They did go to medical school and received a certificate that proves their more than capable of doing their job. In my personal opinion, I think that doctors have more power …show more content…
If the patient resists any kind of treatment, the doctor is under oath and must find a way to treat them. The doctor has the power to help the patient. whether the patient wants it or not. If someone brings you into a hospital dying, there no doubt that they wouldn't help you. It is their job to help anyone in need. That's why they are doctors, to help people and to save the lives that they know can be saved. For example, a medical doctor told the Senate Health, Education, labor, and Pensions committee that unfortunately physicians are spending more time, entering data into EHRS and less time speaking to and examining patients. By the doctor doing that shows how much power he has as a doctor. “As a physician, time is better spent looking into patients eyes as opposed to clicking on a computer screen to document something unimportant to the patient but, required by someone far removed from the exam room,” said cassidy. At the committee meeting, Boyd Uindell washington, MD, President of the Franciscan Medical Group and Chief medical information of ficer of the Franciscan Missionaries of our lady Health System in Baton Rouge, increased data entry and documentation bordens on …show more content…
Being at a hospital with doctors everywhere can be scary. Knowing that people don't make it out alive sometimes depending on their condition can make people scared about not going and refusing help. Patients that resist the help of doctors can even use physical force, even if they do use physical force on the doctor, I think that the doctor has the right as well to use physical force on the patient. One way or another the patient is there for a reason and has to be treated. The doctor has the power, but so does the patient. I think that the doctor has more power though, the doctor needs to be able to do his job and help treat the patient even if the patient refuses to get treated. Being sacred isn't the only reason why patients refuse to get treatment by doctors. For some people, that's against their religion. Having religious beliefs is what they believe in. So what some people feel is right, they feel the exact opposite of them. For example, say a patient is dying and needs surgery right away and is losing too much blood. They can refuse the treatment and would rather die. All because of their religion, some can not take other people’s blood. They feel as if they are sinning. Some could even feel like if they take blood from someone else to keep them alive, that they will be punished somehow. The doctor has a right and power to treat the patient no matter what. When you're at