Word: patient
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...together as he should be-male and female. Remember where it says in Genesis: 'He gave them dominion.' " On her first regular work day as a priest, Means cleaned her house, then visited Larue-Carter psychiatric hospital, where she calls on the sick. Declared a woman patient: "She will be a keystone because of her love of people, her stamina, her inner strength." Later at the Women's Prison, inmates greeted the new priest with hugs and kisses. "Maybe I can make it too," one said. As the diocese's institutional chaplain, Means will have priestly...
...commentary, but maybe we had to hit bottom before we decided to do something." Anne Zimmerman, president of the American Nurses' Association, concedes that people may find the report "unsettling," but is pleased nurses are finally speaking out. Says she: "The nurse is, after all, the patient's advocate...
...Fully 38% of the nurses said they would not, if they had a choice, be treated at their own hospitals. Wrote one: "All I have to say is, 'Dear God, may I never have to be a patient.' " As expected, many of the nays came from those employed by nursing homes, already the subject of widespread criticism. But there was also a surprising number of negative responses from small (under 200-bed) hospitals, traditionally thought to be the models of tender, loving care. Reported a nurse from one of these vest-pocket institutions: "Our emergency room has been...
...victory for the army. Before it, Hua had appeared to want to style himself as a compromiser who would rule by deft negotiation among the factions within China's complex ruling bureaucracy. People's Daily, speaking for Hua the compromiser, had often advocated "treating the disease to save the patient," that is, allowing opponents a chance to correct their errors...
This no-nonsense "doctor" is the brainchild of Dr. Norman Jensen, director of adult medicine at Madison's University of Wisconsin Hospitals, and his colleague, Larry Van Cura, a computer specialist. What distinguishes it from other diagnostic computers is that it allows a direct dialogue between patient and machine and, math whiz that it is, delivers an almost instant assessment of health risks. Jensen also sees the inexpensive computerized checkup ($10) as an alternative to costly annual physicals. For those under 40 who show no signs of ill health, an increasing number of physicians are no longer recommending such...