bedside manner
noun
: the manner that a physician assumes toward patients
a doctor with a soothing bedside manner
broadly
: a person's manner in dealing with others
The good news for Coelho is that his problem is largely a matter of style, not substance. With a smoother bedside manner, friends and opponents agree, he could probably get the job done. —
Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank Examples of bedside manner in a Sentence
A number of patients have complained about the doctor's impersonal bedside manner.
a nurse with a warm bedside manner
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Remember that the best physicians can treat your illness and have a great bedside manner.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Through personal experience and input from colleagues, Patel outlines what education, real-world experience, and proper bedside manner can accomplish.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Bailey’s quick thinking during the biopsy and her impeccable bedside manner helps Catherine finally see the light long enough to give her her job back.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Nimesh Patel, Extraordinary Doctor In Extraordinary Doctor: How Emotional Intelligence Drives a Physician’s Success, neurosurgeon Nimesh H. Patel pushes the boundaries of bedside manner and doctoral training.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Through personal experience and input from colleagues, Patel outlines what education, real-world experience, and proper bedside manner can accomplish.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Bailey’s quick thinking during the biopsy and her impeccable bedside manner helps Catherine finally see the light long enough to give her her job back.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Nimesh Patel, Extraordinary Doctor In Extraordinary Doctor: How Emotional Intelligence Drives a Physician’s Success, neurosurgeon Nimesh H. Patel pushes the boundaries of bedside manner and doctoral training.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Bedside manner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedside%20manner. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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