A Science editor, Michael W. Kahn, M.D., devised a simple six-step checklist for doctors to follow when meeting a hospitalized patient for the first time, a procedure that would emphasize good manners and ease the patient:
• Ask permission to enter the room; wait for an answer.
• Introduce yourself; show your ID badge.
• Shake hands.
• Sit down. Smile if appropriate.
• Explain your role on the health care team.
• Ask how the patient feels about being in the hospital.
Read the entire article in the New York Times here.
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