Being a Surgeon Essay

college or finishing high school can lead people to working at a low paying job and it won’t be a great job either. These are the jobs many students wish to become. One job that does help the world is healthcare, specifically physicians and surgeons. “Surgeons diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses. They take medical history; prescribe medication; order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests” (Bureau of Labor Statics, 2016-2017). Doctors often…

management skills. Also one must be licensed and registered through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015) During an operation, surgical technologists pass instruments and supplies to surgeons and first assistants. They also hold retractors, hold internal organs in place during the procedure, or set up robotic surgical equipment. Technologists also may handle specimens taken for laboratory analysis. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015)…

specialized in treatment of heart diseases. A second invasive a cardiologist and another noninvasive cardiologist are expected to join the staff this coming year. However, CMH does not currently have a cardiac surgeon. There is a cardiac surgeon fellow who is hoping to come work as a cardiac surgeon at CMH, if the CON for the open-heart surgery program is approved.…

The surgeon said that “much of the Haitian staff suddenly disappeared … I think they resented us because they believe we are somehow responsible for slavery” (Guerra, 1). After the surgeon asked “is there anyone in Haiti today who can remember slavery,” Guerra went on to say that he would be surprised if there was actually someone who didn’t remember slavery (Guerra, 1). This idea of slavery being a thing of the past and that has been forgotten is not…

from her childhood, in order to improve her acting. This terrifying mental “operation” was used to take her apart and transform her behavior. She writes the details of the “surgery” on a piece of stationary. The story begins with her being cut open by her “surgeon,” Strasberg, and goes on to say that Dr. Hohenburg had prepared her by giving her anesthetic, diagnosing her condition, and deciding that what had to be done was an operation to rejuvenate and cure her. She concludes the disturbing…

Perioperative care relates to many topics that have been discussed throughout nursing school, such as, infection and safety and legal issues. In regards to infection, any type of invasive procedure places the client at risk, especially surgery. During my experience, I was in awe of the precaution and professionalism the surgical staff had when preparing the operating room for surgery, as well as, maintaining sterile field throughout the entire procedure. While the staff was becoming sterile, it…

in an album, while each photo consisted of just one modification and was assigned an exclusive code. Questionnaires were attached to photos for evaluators. Questions include personal information such as age, sex, field and level of education, and being left or right-handed. The attractiveness of the smile in each photo was assessed by the evaluators and scored a 10 point visual analogue scale with 0 as the least attractive smile and 10 as the most…

are donated to science. Roach sheds light on the sometimes dark history of cadaver usage and medicine, raising important questions about ethical and moral concerns related to those actions taken for the sake of increasing scientific knowledge. From being used as crash-test dummies to practice for anatomy students to populating body farms in the name of forensic science, human cadavers have been put to use in many, and often shocking, ways. However, the general public is unaware of what happens…

them lived, The Jamestown colonist were the first permanent settlers in the world. The colonist died from being unprepared in the first two years, having a conflict with the indians, and being killed,sick, and having diseases. Jamestown colonist were not prepared. In 16097-1608 they had only brought two druggist. During the first year no druggist was brought over and only had one surgeon. It took them two years to realize what people they needed to make Jamestown. In the…

in the medical field, whether it is as a First Responder, an Emergency Medical Technician, or a Transplant Surgeon, you learn to not discriminate a patient for their gender, religion, ethnicity or the way they choose to live their life. As a doctor, I cannot break the bond I have built with my patients. If I do not do the job expected of me, and I set my needs and wants before the well-being of my patients, I could lose my job, my license, and the ability to save other lives. In addition, I…