Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 I had a resident during one of my surgeries, that I just couldn't stand. She got up my goat, and was totally unsympathetic, no bedside manner and to top it all off, decided that she needed for no reason I could think of, undo my NG tube . She unscrewed it and all the gunk that was flowing just poured all over me whilst I was in the bed...I got an oops, as she was screwing it back up, and she said well, everything is fine and left the room. She hadn't screwed it back in right to what it was draining into, which she had left on the bed, and it then proceeded to leak all into my bed and underneath me. I was in tears...it was the day after my surgery that the pain meds hadn't had any effect on controlling my pain, just found out I had tumours and perhaps only a few years to live, and was missing my daughter...now I was covered in bile and gunk, and it was all in my hair, down my gown and stunk...this was just too much for me. I rang the buzzer and my nurse came in. She asked who on earth did this to me, and I told her I didn't want that resident near me anymore. The nurse said she would tell the doctor about it, and did, as I got an apology later that day, but they still kept sending her in to do things....all the other residents were soft with their prodding and poking, around my scar etc, but this one wasn't, she would push hard and right on my incision..ooh I hated her. I really hope she didn't pass her rotations... Ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 , I had a resident who came in last week and thumped my incision. I wanted to yell at him and say what are you doing. I am not a watermelon! I have never had a doc do that before. And some of them didn't have a clue as to what to do for pain relief. They have been taught that people get addicted so they don't want to give pain meds. There needs to be a new type of teaching on pain relief and the new ideas that have been incorporated and get out of the last century! Angie in SC " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I just have to add my two cents on residents. I think you all have a tremendous sense of control, because I have been in a similar situation and I will not let anyone do those things to me. I have been known to be hard on the residents and or nurses but you know what It's my body and it hurts, and besides that's just rude. ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Angie, I've had the same problem in the ER a few times. The residents were shy about giving me a morphine shot as if I was there for the drugs. I grabbed my pill case and showed them MS Contin pills and told them I'm here for pain relief, not morphine. I have plenty of morphine, just not the kind I can keep down. The hospital I go to in Burlington, Vermont is affiliated with the University of Vermont and is a teaching hospital. So I've seen my share of residents, actually had one take me off the PCA pump the 2nd day I was in the hospital for pancreas rest. He refused to issue me any pain meds. I told my surgeon about it and he lambasted the intern. I refused to let him in my room after that. I guess everyones entitled to one mistake, but not when I'm having an attack...Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Jim, I loved what you said about them not entitled to mistakes when you are having an attack! Amen to that! When you are in that much pain it is not the time for people to playing doctor!!! I know they have to learn but it seems that with all the new pain management resources out there they would have a greater understanding. But, most of them are very young and have no experience with real pain themselves! Once they are a patient themselves it brings a whole new perspective on pain! Take care, Angie in SC " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Yes it is rude! I agree whole heartedly! I guess they don't teach how not to be rude in doc school! LOL!!! Angie in SC " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 For residents and other docs and nurses who don't seem to appreciate what patients go through, I recommend as part of med school training they view the Disney (Buena Vista films) movie of about 10 years ago " The Doctor " , Starring Hurt, its about a doctor whose attitude is changed by his own illness. Try to see it if its out on video, Kurt (CA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I think they ought to have to go through exploratory surgery too see what it feels like! LOL! Angie in SC " The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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