bedside manner
noun
: the manner that a physician assumes toward patients
a doctor with a soothing bedside manner
broadly : a person's manner in dealing with others
The good news for Coelho is that his problem is largely a matter of style, not substance. With a smoother bedside manner, friends and opponents agree, he could probably get the job done. 
Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank 
Example Sentences
A number of patients have complained about the doctor's impersonal bedside manner. a nurse with a warm bedside manner
Recent Examples on the Web Piers is a doctor and James admittedly based his misanthropic approach to life and terrible bedside manner on television's Dr. House (Hugh Laurie). Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 July 2022 Most of us, at some point, have experienced a doctor with a poor bedside manner or lacking the emotional intelligence needed to pick up important clinical insights. Eric Grosse, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Each chiropractic internet persona has their own flair, their own favorite adjustments, their own bedside manner. Grace Perry, Outside Online, 21 Apr. 2021 His demeanor, his bedside manner, patients immediately trusted him, patients immediately felt a connection with him. Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 6 Apr. 2022 And his bedside manner is not all that makes Dr. Werlin stand out. Akira Olivia Kumamoto, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022 It’s as close as anyone could come in a recording studio to having an attentive bedside manner without literally squeezing a twin mattress and headboards into the booth. Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2022 And in that moment, those young future doctors learn a lesson in bedside manner as well as the aftermath of stroke. Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 8 Mar. 2022 Hamilton was a nurse at what is now Sharp Coronado Hospital for 30 years, widely respected for her bedside manner with patients and colleagues alike. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022 See More
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 July 2022 Most of us, at some point, have experienced a doctor with a poor bedside manner or lacking the emotional intelligence needed to pick up important clinical insights. Eric Grosse, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Each chiropractic internet persona has their own flair, their own favorite adjustments, their own bedside manner. Grace Perry, Outside Online, 21 Apr. 2021 His demeanor, his bedside manner, patients immediately trusted him, patients immediately felt a connection with him. Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 6 Apr. 2022 And his bedside manner is not all that makes Dr. Werlin stand out. Akira Olivia Kumamoto, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022 It’s as close as anyone could come in a recording studio to having an attentive bedside manner without literally squeezing a twin mattress and headboards into the booth. Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2022 And in that moment, those young future doctors learn a lesson in bedside manner as well as the aftermath of stroke. Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 8 Mar. 2022 Hamilton was a nurse at what is now Sharp Coronado Hospital for 30 years, widely respected for her bedside manner with patients and colleagues alike. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
bedside manner
noun
: the manner that a physician assumes toward patients