{"title":"A narrative review of the unprofessional behaviors of physicians at workplace","authors":"Nighat Majeed","doi":"10.53708/hpej.v4i1.123","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: To become an ethical physician and a good professional is the fundamental duty of a doctor. The complaints regarding medical professional behaviors are usually related to doctor practice management, doctor’s manner, medical reports/records, and inappropriate behavior.Objective: This review aims to see the concerning unprofessional behaviors and unethical conduct of physicians toward patients. The literature was reviewed to identify the common unprofessional behaviors among doctors.Methods: A Narrative review was done, and databases explored were PubMed, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, Science direct, ERIC & Pak Medinet. A literature search was done regarding unprofessional behaviors by doctors at the workplace. Selected studies related to professional ethics, unprofessional workplace behaviors by doctors, professionalism, and patient experiences during their treatment were identified.Results: Various items reported as unprofessional behaviors were identified and are classified into five themes: dishonesty, substandardpractice, unethical behavior, disrespect & behaviors related to doctor manners.Conclusion: Unprofessional behaviors are reported in different health care settings. Professionalism holds a central position to fulfillthe expectations of the patients and for addressing disrespectful behaviors. \nKEYWORDS: Unprofessional behaviors, Workplace, Physicians","PeriodicalId":338468,"journal":{"name":"Health Professions Educator Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Health Professions Educator Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.53708/hpej.v4i1.123","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introduction: To become an ethical physician and a good professional is the fundamental duty of a doctor. The complaints regarding medical professional behaviors are usually related to doctor practice management, doctor’s manner, medical reports/records, and inappropriate behavior.Objective: This review aims to see the concerning unprofessional behaviors and unethical conduct of physicians toward patients. The literature was reviewed to identify the common unprofessional behaviors among doctors.Methods: A Narrative review was done, and databases explored were PubMed, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, Science direct, ERIC & Pak Medinet. A literature search was done regarding unprofessional behaviors by doctors at the workplace. Selected studies related to professional ethics, unprofessional workplace behaviors by doctors, professionalism, and patient experiences during their treatment were identified.Results: Various items reported as unprofessional behaviors were identified and are classified into five themes: dishonesty, substandardpractice, unethical behavior, disrespect & behaviors related to doctor manners.Conclusion: Unprofessional behaviors are reported in different health care settings. Professionalism holds a central position to fulfillthe expectations of the patients and for addressing disrespectful behaviors.
KEYWORDS: Unprofessional behaviors, Workplace, Physicians
成为一名有道德的医生和一名优秀的专业人士是医生的基本职责。对医疗职业行为的投诉通常与医生的执业管理、医生的态度、医疗报告/记录以及不当行为有关。目的:综述有关医生对患者的不职业行为和不道德行为。回顾文献,找出医生常见的不专业行为。方法:采用叙述性综述,检索PubMed、谷歌Scholar、PsycINFO、Science direct、ERIC & Pak Medinet等数据库。对医生在工作场所的不专业行为进行了文献检索。选定的研究与职业道德、医生不专业的工作场所行为、专业精神和患者治疗期间的经历有关。结果:确定了各种报告的不专业行为,并将其分为五个主题:不诚实,不规范行为,不道德行为,不尊重和与医生礼仪相关的行为。结论:在不同的卫生保健机构中报告了不专业行为。专业精神在满足患者的期望和解决不尊重行为方面处于中心地位。关键词:不专业行为,工作场所,医生