bedside manner

American  

noun

1. the attitude, approach, and deportment of a doctor with patients.

   He has a reassuring bedside manner.

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Etymology

Origin of bedside manner

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Your suspicions could be correct, but have you considered that you may be mistaking her bedside manner for something else instead?

From MarketWatch

“They have told me how much the medical clowning work has enriched their ability to converse, communicate and connect with patients — it helps so much with their bedside manner,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Ultimately, his gift seemed to be not just for scientifically managing the extreme stresses placed on those plants, but the bedside manner with which he managed the human stress radiating around them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Marc Lamar has a terrible bedside manner, and he's a terrible surgeon.

From BBC

But her own bedside manner leaves something to be desired.

From Los Angeles Times