How do the doctors treat you?

Tweety, BSN, RN · Feb 4, 2005

The docs here are fairly friendly, but usually come in and see the patient and write the orders. If we need something we'll tell them, but we have to seek them out. They don't automatically seek out the nurse to find out what really is going on with their patient. But they don't yell, scream and carry on either. Most are very nice and amicable towards nursing, and they seem to value and appreciate our input when we give it to them.

DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN · Feb 4, 2005

They don't automatically seek out the nurse to find out what really is going on with their patient.

Our doctors come to the floor and always ask "which nurse has my patient?" and we get paged. It gets to be a pain at times, when you're busy in a room but you can't fault them for wanting a run down and for being concerned. What size hospital are you in?

Long Term Care Columnist / Guide · Feb 4, 2005

I too work in a small community hospital, and I think it does make a difference when everybody knows they'll all be living and practicing in the same town long after a thorny medical/ethical issue is resolved or an area of disagreement is forgotten.

We are fortunate enough to have 3 hospitalists who work with us day-to-day, and there is NONE of that doctor-superiority stuff.......we all eat together in the cafeteria, talk about our kids, spouses, politics, the weather, you name it. The same goes for the vast majority of our health system physicians as well.......there are a few whose attitude toward nurses leaves a lot to be desired, but the rest are a joy to work with. :) For one thing, they treat us like we've got a brain; they ask us for our opinions; they also are willing to teach us AND to learn from us. All of which makes for good patient care......and isn't that what we're all there for?

allnurses Guide · Feb 4, 2005

15 bed hospital here. :)

All our docs are great and approachable. I usually go with the doc to see the patients so I can fill in info if need be.

Sometimes one will be in a grumpy mood but then so are we.

We are lucky. I even bought them all 10 dollar gift certificates at an espresso bar for Christmas.

steph

Tweety, BSN, RN · Feb 4, 2005

Our doctors come to the floor and always ask "which nurse has my patient?" and we get paged. It gets to be a pain at times, when you're busy in a room but you can't fault them for wanting a run down and for being concerned. What size hospital are you in?

It's a medium sized 350 bed, level 2 trauma center with four helicopters, and a very busy L&D dept. The docs are very approachable when they come in, the are computer saavy and look up their own stuff, most of the time if they need something they check with the charge nurse, but very few of them actively seek the nurse for a rundown on their patients. Some of the docs here have huge practices with many patients on many floors, and probably don't want to take the time.

adidas99 · Feb 4, 2005

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lapappey · Feb 4, 2005

I work in a B.U.T.H. (Big Urban Teaching Hospital) :chuckle. Most of the doctors are good guys. Some of the surgeons can be obnoxious intra-op but tend to be really good with the family and with nurses on the floor. The choice few exist, of course, who give everyone a hard time, and they are known to all for that reason, but by and large they are good. I think the presence of students, interns, and residents helps, because docs need to have the social skills to teach and to deal with people who have different functions and/or levels of knowledge (which is not to say that baby docs are treated with kid gloves ...) There is, of course, the occasional resident who has an attitude, but we often succeed at knocking that right out of them.

Jo Dirt · Feb 4, 2005

I am absolutely terrified of some of the male doctors. It freaks me out the energy I get from them. A very strong dominant energy that drains my energy and has me practically cowering.

But there are some doctors who are very kind and easy going, and I am not afraid to call them or ask them something.

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Feb 5, 2005

Our docs are friendly, with the exception of 4. Three of them, i swear, seek out ways to be ********, and another is so self-absorbed (constantly complementing his technique, or how good looking he is, etc.).

UM Review RN, ASN, RN · Feb 5, 2005

I'm in a nonprofit community hospital and our docs are usually wonderful in the daytime. To me, the real test of anyone's personality is being woken up at 0300 for the umpteenth time with a patient problem. In general, the cardiologists really can give orders in their sleep and are groggy but OK when we have to call.

Admittedly, some docs handle those middle-of-the-night calls better than others.

One was so sound asleep while I was frantically trying to get lasix for my CHF'er that he told me to "Go ask your mother" with an audible snore. :chuckle We all laugh about that now, patient too.

DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN · Feb 5, 2005

That is too funny !!! :rotfl:

A couple of weeks ago Dr. Johnson brought his 3 year old girl with him to make rounds and she was sitting at the station coloring. Later while he was writting orders she was sitting on his lap. She said "Daddy are you a nurse"? He said "No honey, I'm a doctor". She said "Oh, then you are the one who tells them what to do". He turned red "Yes honey, but I always ask in a nice way". "Good Daddy" she said, "Mommy will be happy to hear that". Out of the mouth of babes.