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I think rather then be neutral about information I try to be simple and understanding of the information I give. Basically you tell them what you know and be as kind and honest about the information as possible. If I know something could cause fatal complications or even potential death I can't just leave that information out. I try to understand the knowledge of my patients and to understand their point of view. I then see if I can answer their questions or if I need to have the physician talk with them about their concerns. I also try to be as nice as I can about providing information, though you still have to be honest about things. If a medication as severe side effects, a procedure has complications or if a disease has profound effects then a patient must know all of the good and bad information. Every person is different in their recovery/understanding/tolerance, but the level of noncompliance can be rather difficult to handle sometimes so a little tough love within reason may be used. I also get a little annoyed when patients think that the hospital is a hotel. I try keep from bugging patients as little as possible, but you can't help when certain things must be done to hospital protocol or a physician has specific orders that must be done during your shift. I also can't help if the diet the physician puts people on sucks or the food sucks in general lol. I love my work though so I just do it with a big smile and to the best of my abilities.

The amount of risk involved with abortions depends on the method used, though I do agree with you that people that think it's just an "easy fix" with no complications are misinformed. Every method has a risk, but some abortions can be induced via medication which isn't as severe as procedural abortions. Most common risks with any abortion as you said will usually be some form hemorrhage/blood clotting or infection, which should be properly discussed with a client seeking abortion. The cost will be anywhere from $300 to close to a grand, so abortions are not cheap either. Recovery time is usually a few days to a couple of weeks.

I've heard about gender bias as well and it's quite sad to hear about people who wish to get rid of a pregnancy just because their child wasn't the gender of their liking. Even if that happens I still think it's a person's choice to terminate a pregnancy if they understand the consequences of their actions. I try to look at it in a better way such as maybe it's best to not bring a child into the world if said child won't be loved for something such as specific gender aversion.

Question for you, are you in a medical related field or study a form of medicine/science? Your post was really nicely done and sounds like you know your stuff. (OuO)b