Bedside manner Bedside manner was a term used to describe one ' s demeanor while treating patient s . It could include their tact or lack of it when discussing serious medical conditions with the patient in question , their dismissal of legitimate concerns , or kindness . Examples of bedside manner . Others . " In 2259 of the alternate reality , criticized what he referred to as ' s bedside manner after the Vulcan bluntly told him that it would be " mathematically impossible " to reach his target destination after his display compass had been deactivated . " ( ) In 2268 , a dying McCoy praised Spock ' s bedside manner after the Vulcan said McCoy ' s death " could happen anytime . " ( ) In 2269 , Nurse Christine Chapel praised Montgomery Scott ' s gentle coaxing of Lieutenant Mira Romaine , saying ( in a Scottish accent ) , " " With a bedside manner like that , Scotty , you ' re in the wrong business . " " ( ) In 2365 , Dr . Katherine Pulaski told Data his bedside manner needed work , after the android examined her and assured her , " " All systems are functioning within normal specifications . " " ( ) In 2367 , Geordi La Forge explained his superfluous assurance to Data that a systems check would not hurt as bedside manner , and that it was to make him comfortable . Data assured the engineer that he was " perfectly comfortable . " ( ) In 2373 , a badly injured Enrique Muniz complained about the nurse s ( in this case , Miles O ' Brien ) , saying they were " all thumb s . " When O ' Brien threatened to " tighten [ his ] bandage like a tourniquet , " Muniz criticized his bedside manner , saying he ' d known nicer and prettier vole s . ( ) While malfunctioning that same year , The Doctor criticized B ' Elanna Torres ' sensitivity , after she asked him not to bother her while she worked on him . She seemed surprised by this , asking , " " You are questioning my bedside manner ? " " ( ) In 2374 , Jadzia Dax teased Worf about his bedside manner after the Klingon curtly informed her that her blood pressure had dropped by twenty percent , saying he should have been a doctor . ( ) Also that year , Bashir told Luther Sloan he had a good bedside manner when the Section 31 officer didn ' t use bright light s in his interrogation of the doctor . ( ) The Doctor , after beaming aboard a Serosian vessel with B ' Elanna Torres , praised her bedside manner after she asked to check his mobile emitter , rhetorically asking what kind of bedside manner Tom Paris would have while in charge of " Voyager " s sickbay . Later , Harry Kim noted Paris ' insensitivity as he told an injured Seven of Nine how bad her injury could have been . ( ) After Seven of Nine referred to Neelix as a cadaver , The Doctor remarked , " " And they say " I " have a lousy bedside manner . " " ( ) When the EMH Mark II sarcastically asked The Doctor how they were supposed to take control of the , The Doctor asked him which one of them had a terrible bedside manner . This was following the Mark II ' s earlier assertion that the Mark I was the inferior program , identifying him by his " beady eyes and terrible bedside manner . " ( ) In 2375 , Tom Paris criticized Tuvok ' s bedside manner after the Vulcan curtly told an injured Samantha Wildman to conserve her strength . ( ) Also that year , The Doctor apologized to a Series 5 long - range tactical armor unit after B ' Elanna Torres complained about having to explain what she was doing as she did it , saying she didn ' t share his bedside manner . ( )