Well we had a unit meeting yesterday and were informed that we are no longer allowed to refer to Surgeons, Gasmen or Assistants by their first names. We were also informed that we were not allowed to talk about anything other than our "case". Our program mangager seems to think that we are not being percieved as professional when we refer to to the guys by their first names. Some of us think that this is a retalliation because one of our more prominent surgeons has recently been written up (three times) for harrassment. We think she is in his back pocket. Whatever he needs he gets. Special attention is given to this surgeon, she is in and out of his theatre when he is working. None of our other surgeons get this kind of special attention.
Many of us feel that our department is ripped in half, morale is low. People feel like they cannot go to management with any concerns. When issues come up they are not dealt with, just lip service and no follow-through. Unit meetings are a joke. Everything is her agenda and none of our concerns. Many of us feel that this first name business is just another form of "control" that she needs to exercise over us. CRN's have no input and are never allowed to exercise their own judgement. They are never consulted, and are often "last to know" when things come up.
Just wanting to know what goes on in other O.R.s. Maybe I'm totally out of line here. I think that anything that can foster a sense of "team building" is a positive thing. When you work closely with people and establish a rapport with them I don't feel that referring to someone by the first name is a lack of respect. Thanks for letting me rant.
