Re: OLD DOCTORS

[Guest guest]

Lynn:

I really enjoyed reading this. I appreciate your sharing. People DO

need to hear what it USED to be like. Wouldn't it be nice if we could

somehow ban together with the public to change it back. I guess I

always been one of those people who believe it doesn't have to like

this - that is if " this " isn't working. Insurance companies should not

be " dictating " to the medical professionals. But, it takes more than

one or two individuals to move a mountain. I for one LOVE to do the

" Norma Rae " thing - but with this disease I too don't have the strength

to fight battles alone.

Anyway - THANK YOU Lynn

Carol Z

On Jan 13, 2006, at 12:18 PM, lynn8953 wrote:

> I HAVE BEEN A NURSE FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS-AND EVEN THEN-IN THE BEGINNING

> OF MY

> CAREER THINGS WERE SO DIFFERENT--I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE NURSES AND CAN

> RELATE.WHEN I FIRST STARTED NURSING DOCTORS CAME TO SEE THERE

> PATIENTS EVERYDAY

> IN THE HOSPITAL AND DID FULL ASSESSMENTS-AND TALKED TO THEM AND THEIR

> FAMILIES,NURSE ACTUALLY BATHED AND CARED FOR THEIR PATIENTS-WALKED

> THEM-

> LISTENED TO THEM-COMFORTED THEM-I EVEN REMEMBER SITTING BESIDE

> PATIENTS WHILE

> THEY WERE DYING AND SAYING MY PRAYERS WITH THEM.

> GONE ARE THOSE DAYS-THEY GAVE US NURSES SO MUCH PAPERWORK AND

> COMPUTER WORK

> AND INSERVICES-ECT....WE HAD 10 DIFFERENT DOCTORS FOR EACH

> PATIENT-THEY CUT THE

> STAFFING TO 1/4 OF WHAT IT USED TO BE--I COULD GO ON AND ON-THE NEW

> GRADS JUST

> WANTED TO GO RIGHT INTO ADMINISTRATION AND DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT

> PATIENT

> CARE....

> WE HAD A FAMILY DOCTOR FOR 4 GENERATIONS IN OUR FAMILY AND BOY DO I

> WISH HE WAS

> STILL ALIVE...HE DID COME TO THE HOUSE IF YOU NEEDED...HE CAME TO

> YOUR WEDDINGS

> AND FUNERALS....HE COULD TELL WHAT WAS WRONG WITH YOU WITHOUT 100,000

> DOLLARS

> OF TESTS....DIAGNOSED MY MOTHERS LITTLE BROTHER WITH LUEKEMIA AT 11

> JUST BY

> ASSESSMENT BLOODWORK AND KNOWLEDGE.

> LAST TIME I SAW HIM WAS 5 YEARS AGO WHEN HE CAME TO MY GRANDMOTHERS

> FUNERAL-

> HE HADN'T SEEN ME IN OVER 15 YEARS AND STILL REMEMBERED EVERYTHING

> ABOUT MY

> LAST VISIT-EVEN MY MEDICATION!!! THEY DONT MAKE EM LIKE THAT

> ANYMORE,,,,,,,,,LYNN

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