Wear your white coat on house calls

Always wear your white coat when conducting home visits. Patients—particularly those with dementia—find this comforting. It lets them know that the person who has come into their home is a “doctor” and that everything will be OK.
—HEATHER EMANUEL, PA-C, Lacona, N.Y. (126-12)
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