2007-09-07 14:24:33 · 6 answers · asked by Sυ$ιє 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
because they are the ones with the medical qualifications, and although many nurses are highly skilled they are not as highly qualified or have trained for as long. doctors are the ones who make the life saving decisions and they also have it on their back when it goes wrong.
nurses are skilled caring people, but its like the difference between a soldier in the arms and a special forces SAS type person, so much more qualified, trained and able to do the job required
2007-09-13 08:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by andy jackson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what your asking, but one good reason is that it takes an Medical Doctor to initiate treatment. In a hospital setting, all care provide to the patient is the result of the ordering physician. In practically all situations, you have those who give the orders and those who carry them out. Doctors are schooled longer than nurses. Nurses have come a long way though, they are more involved in the decision making process regarding a patient's care, and they certainly don't step aside anymore to let a doctor out of the elevator first or get up hastily from charting so a doctor can have their seat.
ha, ha.
2007-09-13 13:03:30 · answer #2 · answered by beaches 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hospitals cater to the physicians because ultimately it is the physician that makes the hospital money. We as nurses tend to be an expense to the hospital so we don't get the free bagels and donuts every morning. It is important to note however that nurses do get much more respect than we used to....at least in my facility. We are expected to do a lot more than we used to and have demanded and command a certain amount of respect. No arrogance intended. And remember...A good doctor may save lives but a good nurse saves doctors. Don't forget though...we save lives too!
2007-09-15 12:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by jbenrn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doctor's go to school longer, and study medicine more thoroughly than most nurses. Nurses used to have to get up and give a doctor their chair when they came into the nurses' station! No more.... doctors (if they're smart) rely on nurses to care for their patients and keep them informed of changes, to report symptoms they see, and even to tell the doctor what they believe is going on with the patient and what changes the doctor may need to prescribe for him/her. A hospital nurse observes the patient 24/7, while the doctor may spend only a few minutes a day with each one. He relies heavily on good nursing care to "nurse" his patient back to health.
2007-09-15 08:04:49 · answer #4 · answered by NMFlamingo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a practiced that developed many years ago, and is carried on today.
2007-09-07 14:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by Beau R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
self explanatory
2007-09-12 16:02:51 · answer #6 · answered by denisefow 45 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋