Esteemed clinical educators: "You know, you're going to become a doctor. It's a powerful position. I'm a doctor, and I can practically talk anybody in to anything, and I have!"
Eager student: "In medicine?" *Class erupts in laughter*
Esteemed clinical educator: "Bahahaha. Yes, no, well... It's important to stick boundaries around these things! We'll just stick with medicine today."
Ah chronic block, you have yielded some fun memories. But todays chat on end-of-life decisions and palliative care was surprisingly amusing given the material.
In conclusion, although you are never meant to tell a patient what to do, some will ask you what you would do. And you are meant to tell them it's their choice. But. And somewhere in there, there is a line where you don't get sued if things go wrong whilst at the same time giving advice.
It's all a little mysterious to me yet!
