Author Question: The Law of the Knife refers to the phenomenon in which a. the available tools define the problem ... (Read 82 times)

haleyc112 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The Law of the Knife refers to the phenomenon in which

a. the available tools define the problem
b. only top medical students are allowed to specialize in surgery
c. surgical instruments must always be sterilized prior to use
d. the system of pecking order within a hospital
e. the rules set up to govern misbehavior on the part of medical professionals

Question 2

Which of the following would be a good strategy for parents to adopt in helping
their chronically ill child deal with his or her disability?

a. communicate honestly and openly with him or her
b. minimize peer contacts in order to protect him or her from teasing
c. provide a lot of extra nurturing and emotional support, as compared
with his or her well siblings
d. discuss only day-to-day care, but not feelings about the illness as it
would be too upsetting for the child
e. overindulge the child, since she or he misses out on so many of the
normal parts of growing up