Re: Arrogant, Abusive and Disruptive, and a Doctor

[Guest guest]

Nurses should not be punching bags, altho perhaps there should be a

gym for people to take out their agression. I am glad you stood up to

him. But is there a physicians supervisor to ride herd on the docs?

And since he never spoke with you again, I am sure that the loss was his.

>

> I once worked around a doctor who had an overblown ego. He came

roaring to the nursing station one day yelling about the terrible

nursing care his patient was getting because the patient had developed

a wound infection. Never mind that he would not allow the nurses to

change the patient's dressings. He was yelling and screaming at

me. I stood up and said, " Please, doctor, do not talk to me like

that. " He demanded I phone the nursing supervisor so he could tell her

how rude I had been to him. I quietly handed him the phone and told

him the extension to dial. He backed down. He and I never spoke to

each other again, but I felt it was no loss for me.

>

> Do one thing every day that scares you.

> Â Eleanor Roosevelt

[Guest guest]

There's some vague kind of committe or something to deal with this. Most often they'll side with the doc. *mutter mutter*

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Eleanor Roosevelt

From: <rumjal@...>Subject: [Flu] Re: Arrogant, Abusive and Disruptive, and a DoctorFlu Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 10:41 PM

Nurses should not be punching bags, altho perhaps there should be agym for people to take out their agression. I am glad you stood up tohim. But is there a physicians supervisor to ride herd on the docs?And since he never spoke with you again, I am sure that the loss was his.>> I once worked around a doctor who had an overblown ego. He cameroaring to the nursing station one day yelling about the terriblenursing care his patient was getting because the patient had developeda wound infection. Never mind that he would not allow the nurses tochange the patient's dressings. He was yelling and screaming atme. I stood up and said, "Please, doctor, do not talk to me likethat." He demanded I phone the nursing supervisor so he could tell

herhow rude I had been to him. I quietly handed him the phone and toldhim the extension to dial. He backed down. He and I never spoke toeach other again, but I felt it was no loss for me.> > Do one thing every day that scares you.>  Eleanor Roosevelt