tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post301558769489155772..comments2024-02-28T08:18:10.886-08:00Comments on vitum medicinus ::: a life of medicine: Geez, what a dumb nurse.Vitum Medicinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994320714669547787noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-89577236213457437512017-09-13T19:55:34.990-08:002017-09-13T19:55:34.990-08:00So interesting & encouraging to read. I belie...So interesting & encouraging to read. I believe you learn far more from mistakes,(or I would rather say those "ooops.... almost! errors".)Also from the honest or noticed errors of others, shich can be discussed or reflected on. Hence the Reporting line, tends to be anonymous, & I believe aids in collecting far more honest data....which will be directed to assisting In preventing errors.<br />Thankyou for your Blog.<br />Anonymous old nurse who has often felt inferior due to the lacks of, easily understanding difficult & unseen scenarious. Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04502314456188384829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-39682319365404607842008-05-25T16:54:00.000-08:002008-05-25T16:54:00.000-08:00A friend, who has had extensive experience with me...A friend, who has had extensive experience with medical treatment for his family at both smaller and major hospitals, said to me just this evening that it seems like the more competent the doctor, the nicer the doctor is. The arrogant doctors gave the worst care. An interesting observation.<BR/><BR/>DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-43846786737837545952008-05-16T16:23:00.000-08:002008-05-16T16:23:00.000-08:00I'm sorry but the real idiot here is the physician...I'm sorry but the real idiot here is the physician who ordered a foley for a patient with an enlarged prostate without first consulting urology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-19859525343383823982008-03-29T17:35:00.000-08:002008-03-29T17:35:00.000-08:00Thank you for your comment Anonymous - hopefully y...Thank you for your comment Anonymous - hopefully you read the entire post as I asked a the top of the post. It wasn't my intention to make nurses look stupid - I was hoping the second-last paragraph would show that the first part of the story (meant to shock, of course!) is not how I actually view nurses!Vitum Medicinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994320714669547787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-29320266956688838342008-03-27T22:44:00.000-08:002008-03-27T22:44:00.000-08:00I was a little offended by your comment/story abou...I was a little offended by your comment/story about the nurse. It seems to me you made up a story to make nurses look stupid? A little unfair. I am studying nursing at the moment, i chose to. I could have done med but decided i didnt want that kind of life long committment to one speciality. Nurses do amazing things for people, as do doctors and both make mistakes equally often and are often equally intelligent so ease up. Medical proffesionals can only get on if both are willing to accept the others knowledge and try to cut eachother some slack when things go wrong. Thats not to say you wont find bad nurses but there are some pretty average doctors out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-54289290830551344202007-08-19T03:44:00.000-08:002007-08-19T03:44:00.000-08:00I am adding this blog to my night shift reading. ...I am adding this blog to my night shift reading. I loved the insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-31175039073443563692007-07-25T12:44:00.000-08:002007-07-25T12:44:00.000-08:00Oh, vitum. Even after 4 years of med school, you s...Oh, vitum. Even after 4 years of med school, you still won't know anything. Not until you get into residency will you start to have a glimmering hope, and even when you're an attending on staff for 20 years, I hope you still admit to knowing very little. Be humble or someone will come along and humble you. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-84053920088016808362007-07-12T08:09:00.000-08:002007-07-12T08:09:00.000-08:00What is shown in anatomy textbooks is nothing like...What is shown in anatomy textbooks is nothing like reality. Unfortunately my nursing program had a crappy anatomy class. (Not Nurse Ratched is lucky I think!) We watched videos, put together a plastic skeleton and looked at plastic limbs. Because our school was not associated with a med school we did not get the option to take a gross anatomy course like at other schools. Our pathophysiology class was even more of a gloss over. It all depends on where you go. <BR/>I loved seeing BodyWorlds for the same reason as Kim. I loved being able to walk around the people(?) and actually see the muscles, bones, organs and everything... everything I had heard and read about right in front of me! :)anonymousRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949558570558351383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-88380707176738326442007-07-12T07:09:00.000-08:002007-07-12T07:09:00.000-08:00Thanks for remembering that we are all health care...Thanks for remembering that we are all health care professionals and all bring our strengths to the table. If we all would remember to treat each other professionally and with respect it would go a long way.ERnurseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843824564108513499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-53189981730827407402007-07-12T04:31:00.000-08:002007-07-12T04:31:00.000-08:00Nursing school must be changing. I had to take rea...Nursing school must be changing. I had to take really in-depth anatomy and physiology classes (and now even MORE in-depth pathophysiology classes). Anyway, I hope the medical professions learn to play more nicely together; otherwise patients lose. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-81709181915828460352007-07-06T10:24:00.000-08:002007-07-06T10:24:00.000-08:00Good for you! You're observing yourself with the s...Good for you! You're observing yourself with the same objective, critical eye you're taught to use in diagnosis. I hope you never lose that knack for observing yourself. Communicating what you find is icing on the cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-62111454722649808962007-07-05T14:37:00.000-08:002007-07-05T14:37:00.000-08:00That's very true. A good friend of mine who is a n...That's very true. A good friend of mine who is a nurse was telling me all about an R1 who didn't know the dosing for narcan and had to look it up. She thought this was a pretty big deal and that the R1 was totally clueless. I told her that there is a big difference between the "knowledge" we learn in med school and the practical application of that knowledge... which is why we have residencies! Granted, hopefully this stuff is being introduced in 3rd and 4th year, but it usually takes some time for everything to stick. I told her that this year, for example, we learned about antiarrhythmics. We learned about the classes, which ion channels they affect, which phase of the action potential they influence, what the indications and contraindications are, and what the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are. BUT... how much to give? No idea! That's the theoretical vs. the practical. I guess if we all had a little more patience with each other, a little more respect for the knowledge and experience that exist, and a little more acknowledgement and honesty in admitting what we DON'T know, we could go a long way to promoting better interdisciplinary relationships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-35958234692176376422007-07-05T11:26:00.000-08:002007-07-05T11:26:00.000-08:00I am also a big proponent of respect between the m...I am also a big proponent of respect between the medical professions. But based on my experience right now, I have to say that not all the blame for the rocky relationship lies with doctors. There are are RNs, NPs, and PAs who are very bitter about having to work with residents and medical students, and they can take it out on you, no question. It's a two-way street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-22848386597728464062007-07-05T06:59:00.000-08:002007-07-05T06:59:00.000-08:00can't wait to start anatomy, although will be kind...can't wait to start anatomy, although will be kinda strange seeing/cutting up a dead person for the first time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-48101489446376319632007-07-05T06:53:00.000-08:002007-07-05T06:53:00.000-08:00Pick away!!! No offense taken! My anatomy class w...Pick away!!! No offense taken! My anatomy class was soooo long ago and my knowledge came from two dimensional textbooks. <BR/><BR/>What was so amazing to me was that when I thought of BPH, I knew the result of it, but had never seen a prostate! I knew lungs turned black, but I never saw two large chunks of charcoal hovering over a heart before.<BR/><BR/>When I pictured kidneys, they were always much larger in my mind, as were ureters.<BR/><BR/>Never in my mind would I have pictured the spinal cord as such a fragile piece of tissue.<BR/><BR/>I once said that I should go back and take anatomy and physiology now that I was old enough and experienced enough to appreciate it! Pathophysiology, too.<BR/><BR/>I tell you, that Body Worlds exhibit was THE most amazing thing I've ever seen! : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com