Throughout history it’s been a question as to how much power should a doctor use on their patients. In some cases, doctors overuse the power and think because they’re the doctor they can use as much force on them as they need. In “The Use of Force” by William Carlos William, the doctor is using force on the patient and her father. The patient does not cooperate, so he gets the father to hold her down. “A patient can feel abused in the professional relationship just through the tone and body language of the clinician.” (Doctors must respect the power they wield over patients 1)
“Power is an inescapable aspect of all social relationships, and inherently is neither good or evil.” (Power issues in the doctor-patient relationships 1) For a long …show more content…
“We hear of the obvious examples of where difficulties can arise in the context of male doctors seeing young women. The position of power by the doctor in this circumstance is seen to be potentially greater by society and virtue of gender, and sometimes age must be recognized as an interaction that may need more caution or even a chaperone.” (Doctors must respect the power they wield over patients 2) But mainly why they do it is to check up on you to make sure everything is is healthy. “The doctor is not to misrepresent themselves or what they are doing to a patient. The doctor is expected to be honest and transparent at all times.” (Doctors must respect the power they wield over patients 2) When a doctor is using force on you, make sure they are not abusing their power and knows you’re the one in charge allowing them to have power on you and how much power. “Doctors need power to fulfill their professional obligations to multiple constituencies including patients, the community and themselves.” (Power issues in the doctor-patient relationship 1) In “The Use of Force” force is justified because the little girl doesn’t realize the severity of the disease she might have, and the doctor is older, wiser and a trained professional, so of course he should use whatever means necessary to save the child from herself. A moment like that is when of course the patient should allow the doctor to use force on them. But also it’s your right if you want to allow them to exam you or whatever the case may be. “A doctor can’t force anything on a patient who is competent to make medical decisions and refuse care. The idea of consent as a patient’s right goes back at least to 1914. When Benjamin Cardoza (who would later become a Supreme Court justice) ruled a New York case that “[e]very human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body.” Without a patient’s permission, even a
“Power is an inescapable aspect of all social relationships, and inherently is neither good or evil.” (Power issues in the doctor-patient relationships 1) For a long …show more content…
“We hear of the obvious examples of where difficulties can arise in the context of male doctors seeing young women. The position of power by the doctor in this circumstance is seen to be potentially greater by society and virtue of gender, and sometimes age must be recognized as an interaction that may need more caution or even a chaperone.” (Doctors must respect the power they wield over patients 2) But mainly why they do it is to check up on you to make sure everything is is healthy. “The doctor is not to misrepresent themselves or what they are doing to a patient. The doctor is expected to be honest and transparent at all times.” (Doctors must respect the power they wield over patients 2) When a doctor is using force on you, make sure they are not abusing their power and knows you’re the one in charge allowing them to have power on you and how much power. “Doctors need power to fulfill their professional obligations to multiple constituencies including patients, the community and themselves.” (Power issues in the doctor-patient relationship 1) In “The Use of Force” force is justified because the little girl doesn’t realize the severity of the disease she might have, and the doctor is older, wiser and a trained professional, so of course he should use whatever means necessary to save the child from herself. A moment like that is when of course the patient should allow the doctor to use force on them. But also it’s your right if you want to allow them to exam you or whatever the case may be. “A doctor can’t force anything on a patient who is competent to make medical decisions and refuse care. The idea of consent as a patient’s right goes back at least to 1914. When Benjamin Cardoza (who would later become a Supreme Court justice) ruled a New York case that “[e]very human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body.” Without a patient’s permission, even a