I’ve spoken a few times in my past blogs about empathy. How certain situations will make us more empathetic to the patient’s needs than others. I will admit that I feel more resourceful and caring towards a dying patient than an intoxicated one, even though the latter one has gone through difficult moments in his life that led him to a destructive health.
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I’ve already blogged about the violence in the emergency department in the past. But here’s another article taken from the Medscape website about the same subject. This time a survey was done amongst the ED physicians on the frequency and type of abuse they have to face on a regular basis.
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The other day in triage, a 42 year old man shows up around 5pm. First thing he tells me is: ‘‘I’m not here to see a doctor.’’ The way I tend to react towards that sentence will depend on what comes next. Sometimes people just want to consult a nurse, sometimes they want to validate an information, or sometimes they’re just lost and end up in the emergency by mistake. This man, wanted something to eat. Ughh!
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Lately I’ve been going to my gynecologist for a minor irritating problem. Although it wasn’t a big thing, I still had to see him for frequent follow ups. How odd is it to find yourself being a patient instead of the health care provider. Very odd.
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After putting this blog on hiatus for a year because of school and work, I’ve realized how important it is to have an outlet from this type of working environment. Seems everyday there are more and more patients coming at the ER, which makes the working load continuously overwhelming.
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Welcome to At the Nursing station, this blog is about my reactions to what actually goes on in the Emergency Room of a Trauma center during a day… From happy moments, to tragedies, funny situations, this chaotic environment is the source of my inspiration for this blog, i hope you'll enjoy reading. Below you'll find some of the most recent comments on the blog and a contact form, feel free to drop me a line
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By Ovawnvora on 2011 06 27 1
From the entry 'Triage instinct – part 2'.
Nice site ! I will save it in my favorites. thank view the entire comment …
By Eric on 2010 03 17 2
From the entry 'Lazy doctors'.
Good article. People in the medical profession in particular nurses and doctors have to CARE view the entire comment …