16 April 2008

rules and observations for the edification of medical professionals

1, Shouting your patients name down a 50 yard hallway from your office door makes them feel neither welcome or cared for

2, Holding the door until they arrive at your beckon call would also be nice

3, Do not open with 'What's wrong with you?"

4, listen.

5, believe your patient is a person - not a melodramatic hypochondriac looking to get off on wasting your time (your eyes give it away)

6, try and act concerned or supportive - at the very least make some effort at responding to their qualms

7, make more than a cursory effort at prodding the abdomen. it would also help that if indeed you ask a patient 'tell me if this hurts', it does, and they do, remember they deserve some response, explanation or comfort at this confirmation. it is disheartening to be ignored - especially when something is amiss

8, listen.

9, do not palm off all awkward patients to the nurse for 'blood tests' we all know don't tell you a damn thing other than how your blood is.

10, do not seize upon the first symptom and refuse any other possibility, ignore any enquiriy for an explanation and deny further evidence to the contrary

11, If you've got too much shit on your mind to adequately serve your patients, get another job you cunt.

I think I can safely say having been on my period for 3 weeks with a high level of abdominal pain and diziness, including nausea, headaches and muscle pain, this is not a mild case of stress induced constipation you fucking retard.



I hate the NHS - the day I get knocked up we are jetting it to america.

2 comments:

Angela said...

Haven't done the drawing yet, so you're in. :) I'll probably do it after I get home from work (it's 1:45pm here now).

Angela said...

Go read about how you can get a CD from yours truly here.