SleepyDoctorsSentnCompletion

1. The parents sued the hospital because the attending physician

had been sleeping for nearly 36 hours straight.

had been drinking alcohol within the last 36 hours.

had been working for nearly 36 hours straight.

2. It put the public spotlight on doctors

working under conditions of inebriation.

working under conditions of sleep deprivation.

working under conditions of anonymity.

3. The current work hour rules

allow doctors to work unlimited hours.

are not really a good solution to the problem.

are hardly a safe standard for patient care.

4. Air traffic controllers must have a full 9 hours of rest

before the start of any shift

before the end of any shift.

before exercising.

5. People who don’t get enough rest

have the thinking ability of a person drinking alcohol.

have the physical skills of an athlete.

have the best time after work.

6. I know of sleep deprived colleagues

who made catastrophic mistakes on their patients.

who don't know how to drive.

who never had a problem in surgery.

7. The problem is that traditional doctors

worry about losing their jobs.

worry about continuity of care.

worry about setting a good example.

8. For critics, this is something of a God-complex by doctors who feel that the natural laws of sleep deprivation

doesn't apply to their patients.

doesn't apply to themselves.

don't apply to others.

9. They feel they are superior to the other doctor

whose judgement is worse.

to whom they must transfer the patient.

whose education is inferior.

10. The new paradigm for patient care

should be one of teamwork.

should be to be kind to the patient.

should be by only one doctor.