Help, A New Doctor?

jenpicuRN · Apr 21, 2006

Just do what you need to do for your patients and don't let this doctor get to you. who knows, you may become his favorite nurse. don't take anything personally. concentrate on your patients and not the doctor.

Drysolong · Apr 21, 2006

i will be graduating soon, i plan on working at a hospital and they have a new doctor. the nurses that work there have some really bad horror stories about this doctor. i shake in my shoes after hearing these stories worrying about working with or approaching this doctor about any issue, even the smallest. any suggestions about the best way to approach this situation?

without being too specific, what is so horrible about this doctor? does he scream, verbally belittle, throw things???

saudi-nurse · Apr 21, 2006

Work Is Work Dont Talk 2 Him About Anything Out Of Work

Care 4 Patient Thats All U Need

nursingworld #1 · Apr 21, 2006

He likes he things his way and only his way with no exceptions. Very demanding on the nurses. Yells and screams at them, and sometimes belittles in a quiet way. I have to wonder if it is just because the nurses are set in their old ways and unable to change their routine to fit his?

MarySunshine · Apr 21, 2006

So, this will probably add a bit of paperwork for you. You'll need to write him up if he's screaming and belittling you. Otherwise, ignore his childishness and do your job. It sounds like he needs to be fired.

Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN · Apr 21, 2006

He likes he things his way and only his way with no exceptions. Very demanding on the nurses. Yells and screams at them, and sometimes belittles in a quiet way. I have to wonder if it is just because the nurses are set in their old ways and unable to change their routine to fit his?

Stand up to him in a professional way.

Let him know that you will not accept his abusive behavior.

A two-year-old who gets what he wants whenever he throws a tantrum learns that this is an effective means of getting his way. This doc is doing the same thing.

Whether the nurses are set in their ways or not is no excuse for this physician's behavior.

I've read several articles which state that "disruptive physician behavior" is one the factors contributing to the nursing shortage.

Silently accepting this man's behavior only perpetuates it.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=RNWE,RNWE:2004-11,RNWE:en&q=disruptive+physician+behavior

PANurseRN1 · Apr 22, 2006

How about waiting until you actually interact with this doctor before deciding he's an ogre? The rumors may be far from reality.

I also have to take issue with the "set in their old ways" comment. That's not a respectful way to refer to the experienced staff.

Doing some general research on how to handle disruptive physicians is one thing, but you might be setting yourself up for problems by targeting this particular doctor without having actually worked with him. Sort of a self-fulfilling prophesy.