tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post1089723214401977840..comments2024-02-28T08:42:52.675+00:00Comments on The Junior Doctor: My name is...Dr Michael Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340927185641717290noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-80301427849260952802008-12-11T18:17:00.000+00:002008-12-11T18:17:00.000+00:00DrJDR,You pose a good question that I've not r...DrJDR,<BR/>You pose a good question that I've not really thought about in any sort of depth. I shall ponder and post on this...<BR/><BR/>Nurse to doc & anon, you touch on something that is just sooooo common. Female working in hospital = nurse (or midwife) seems to be an automatic assumption in a lot of people's heads. I remember being a house officer on a consultant ward round and the patient was convinced that I was doctor and the consultant, SpR and SHO (all female) were the nurses. I think these assumptions will change with time, but it will take a while.Dr Michael Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340927185641717290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-39219853916812815822008-12-11T01:49:00.000+00:002008-12-11T01:49:00.000+00:00I thought about being an anaesthetist for a while ...I thought about being an anaesthetist for a while and got the same comments regarding people not knowing you had to be a doctor! They were also stunned when I told them it was anaesthetists who ran ITU. <BR/><BR/>Also used to introduce myself as 'Dr' Jane Smith when I became an obstetrician as if I just said 'I'm Jane Smith, the obstetrician' or 'I'm Miss Smith' then loads of people thought I was a midwife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-79086696081146079982008-12-10T23:25:00.000+00:002008-12-10T23:25:00.000+00:00I get some stupid comments about being a medical s...I get some stupid comments about being a medical student. <BR/><BR/>At least three people have asked me what I am studying and when I say "Medicine" they have asked what type of nursing I want to do. I can only imagine what they think an anaesthetist does.Nurse To Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482747601599927322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-17321321882792288152008-12-10T00:24:00.000+00:002008-12-10T00:24:00.000+00:00HLT,I worked out that I'll give about 40 anaesthet...HLT,<BR/>I worked out that I'll give about 40 anaesthetics in a normal week, obviously I'll be swanning around and gossipping about my patient's sex lives because I've got nothing better to do!Dr Michael Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340927185641717290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-45167594581256583162008-12-09T23:05:00.000+00:002008-12-09T23:05:00.000+00:00I wonder what you think about the whole 'first nam...I wonder what you think about the whole 'first names' question? That is, should you (the doctor) introduce yourself by your first name - such as 'My name is James, I'm a forensic psychiatrist'? I remember being told off in an exam for doing this kind of thing, and since then I've always been very careful not to use my first name and stick to surname - ie 'my name is Dr Blunt' (well it isn't really, of course). I think that this does set the professional boundaries very clearly which I think is important for patients. I used to constantly cringe when hearing young nursing staff / assistants breezily addressing sick old men and women on their first meeting by using their first names. I always thought this inappropriate, and personally I would not like to be called by my first name by someone I had never met. Professionalism in medicine as a whole is something which has really suffered, and which I think we need to keep going. Patients expect us to act in a professional manner, and when we do this gives them confidence in us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-83189164282397237102008-12-09T20:47:00.000+00:002008-12-09T20:47:00.000+00:00Well in Holby Shitty et al the anaesthetists have ...Well in Holby Shitty et al the anaesthetists have all the time in the world to parade around the wards and know each and every patient and not only do they know the patient's name, they even know the name of the person (or people!)the patient is sleeping with and all their other woes.<BR/><BR/>Come on, keep up! Get delving into every aspect of your patients' personal lives and all will be well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-85780039752510168392008-12-09T20:34:00.000+00:002008-12-09T20:34:00.000+00:00Yeah, this is very true MSG. It would be better if...Yeah, this is very true MSG. It would be better if more anaesthetists went to check on their post-op patients as a matter of routine.Dr Michael Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340927185641717290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-42651168775994623722008-12-09T20:23:00.000+00:002008-12-09T20:23:00.000+00:00I suppose it is a bit of a problem understanding w...I suppose it is a bit of a problem understanding what an anaesthetist does when all you remember about them is that they stuck a needle in you and asked you to count backwards. If you are not aware of anything that happens to you after that, then the anaesthetist has done a pretty good job. And if he has done a good job you are unlikely to see him again during your hospital stay.madsadgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406362172304786268noreply@blogger.com