Under this paradigm, known as medical paternalism, physicians instruct patients about what to do, and the patients often follow the physicians' advice.

His claimed treatment program includes instructing patients to cease taking their anti-retroviral drugs.

He regularly visits a nearby nursing home to instruct and cheer blind patients.

They have instructed patients, for example, to have surgery in doctors' offices and to receive intravenous therapy at home.

Doctors and pharmacists must instruct patients when to use antibiotics, and about the importance of finishing a course of treatment.

Sanco-Rath clinic workers reportedly instructed patients to return to the clinic in the event of medical emergency, rather than going to hospital.

Monitor the venipuncture site closely for evidence of infiltration and instructing patients to report any pain, discomfort, or tightness at the site.

Doctors were urged to instruct patients about the chronic nature of asthma and the need to follow a prescribed treatment plan.

These professionals also have access to non-visual aids, and can instruct patients in their uses.

Staff reported he searched the wards for young patients to abuse and they instructed patients in the children's ward to feign sleep during his visits.