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LeftInTX

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15. We had an old crusty surgeon who thought he

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 07:12 PM

Dec 2017

was God. He would come on the unit and everyone would have to get out of his way. He only interacted with the charge nurse. Never looked at or spoke to me. If I was taking care of his patient, I would have to get out of the way and the charge nurse would have to fill in my shoes.

After he would leave, I could resume taking care of the patient and the charge nurse would go back to her regular duties.

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You know the old accusation that medical providers think they're God? [View all] Aristus Dec 2017 OP

i've generally heard that accusation limited to surgeons. unblock Dec 2017 #1

You'll see that accusation a lot with primary care providers if you're ever unlucky enough Aristus Dec 2017 #2

oh, i see. playing god vs. being a god. unblock Dec 2017 #5

I've had a few of those, too. Aristus Dec 2017 #6

yup Orrex Dec 2017 #3

Yep, me too. Surgeons are the worst. Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #14

You have far more experience this than I do, so I defer to your assessment Orrex Dec 2017 #4

I quit seeing a GP that would get pissed off if I questioned him about meds or procedures he Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #7

Sounnds like a real prize. Aristus Dec 2017 #9

At my college the thinking - from one of the math professors - was thus TlalocW Dec 2017 #8

Love it! 😂 Duppers Dec 2017 #13

Be glad you weren't a provider in St. Maries, Idaho, about this time last year jmowreader Dec 2017 #10

It's Idaho. I imagine a lot of transactions include a gun and threats. Aristus Dec 2017 #11

My last hospital stay was to the tune of raven mad Dec 2017 #12

We had an old crusty surgeon who thought he LeftInTX Dec 2017 #15

I like working down in the trenches of the medical profession. Aristus Dec 2017 #16