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I do agree with what you've said, but I don't agree with the conclusion, so I want to provide a counterpoint and I hope I don't come across as unconstructive in
by Sevrene 7y ago
I do agree with what you've said, but I don't agree with the conclusion, so I want to provide a counterpoint and I hope I don't come across as unconstructive in doing so.
Just because doctors and nurses have a desire to help, doesn't mean that anything they do is therefore the right thing to do. Like you said, we know that sleep is critical to healing so doesn't that go against nurses and doctors having a desire to prevent harm? I would think that something preventing healing or causing emotional stress is de-facto harm.
Yes, hospitals can be understaffed and underfunded, but that's hardly an excuse when we know some of their practises can cause harm. You wouldn't let a nurse do something harmful and let them say "Sorry we don't have the budget". We can sit here and say that yes, here's the reason but that doesn't actually mean that's what they ought to be doing.
There seems to be quite a lot of bias for doctors and nurses because they do work that is seen as very important and good. While that is true, it can often cloud judgement when deciding what we ought to do in a prescriptive medical sense. There's been many occassions where doctors or nurses were holding back advancement of their own field because they're just people and like all people they have their own faults and their own bias. I don't say this to say that doctors are bad, or cause harm, but rather that some are bad and some do cause harm, even if they're trying their best to stop you dying.