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- Nurses revealed seven questions to always ask your doctor during a visit.
- They suggest patients advocate for themselves, as diagnostic errors (or mistakes doctors can make with treatment plans) affect 1 in 20 adults each year.
- Nurses also say if they suggest getting a second opinion, it can sometimes mean they personally don't trust the doctor and would encourage you get more information.
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Nurses spend all day with doctors, so they know a thing or two about how to deal with them.
Nurses previously revealed to Business Insider facts about hospitals and patients that many people don't know. Now, they have advice on what to ask your doctor during a visit.
One of the most important things patients can do is advocate for themselves during treatment, nurses say. Diagnostic errors (or mistakes doctors can make with treatment plans) affect 1 in 20 adults each year, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal BMJ.
Here are some questions nurses suggest you ask your doctor.
(Some nurses quoted spoke to Business Insider under the condition of anonymity. Business Insider confirmed their identities before publishing this piece.)
If you're a nurse with a story to tell, email aakhtar@businessinsider.com.
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