It must be a pleasure to work with a doctor like this

[Anxious Patient]

here is a doctor that truly values nurses and even blogs about it. he blogs as [color=#2361a1]doctor grumpy in the house.

listening to nurses is key to being a good doctor

i'm a doctor. we get all the glory. and credit. and guess what? we only deserve part of it.

i started out in medicine in the mid-80′s, volunteering at an er. and the biggest shock to me was learning how much of what happens in a hospital is nurse territory. doctors will see you anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes a day, depending on how sick you are. and the rest is the nurses.

they're the ones making sure you get your pills and checking that your vital signs aren't dropping. they make sure you don't fall down and break something. if you start vomiting, doctors will run out of the room and the nurses will rush in. they change your wound dressings and start your iv line. they'll bring you a warm blanket. and clean disgusting things off you. even if you're drunk. or delirious. or mean. and through all of this they try be friendly and positive. even though you aren't their only sick patient.

i respect nurses. i learned early on that they're key to being a good doctor. you p*ss off the nursing staff, and you'll have a miserable career at that hospital. respect and treat them well, and you'll never regret it. they're as important to being a good doctor as your medical degree. maybe more.

if you come out of medical school with a chip on your shoulder against nurses, you better lose it fast. because they will make or break your training, and often know more than you do. be nice and they'll teach you. a good neurology nurse is often a better inpatient neurologist than some doctors i've met.

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http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/06/listening-nurses-key-good-doctor.html

[handyrn]

:DA very nice article. Be sure to click the link and read the rest.

[littlemammanurse, BSN, RN]

I so thought when I clicked this it was going to be something sarcastic but I was wrong.That is so sweet of this doctor to say this about nurses!

[noahsmama]

The other posts in his blog are worth checking out too. A lot of them are very funny, including some crazy things his patients have said or done.

[Lisa1980]

Loved the article!

[imintrouble, BSN, RN]

He's in the minority. But as long as there's one MD who thinks like this, there's hope for the profession.

Thank you Dr Grumpy.

[nurse0520]

I wish we had more doctors and administration people like this

[rnsrgr8t]

His blog is hilarious and you should follow it! He posts almost daily and it is amazing how nuts some of his patients are!!!

[erkantarik]

my dad is psychiatrist and always a good dr learns from nurses

[feisty]

I have been reading his blog for some time now. His posts are often very funny. His wife is a school nurse if I'm not mistaken. It is refreshing to know there is an MD out there that appreciates the nurses they work with.

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

Dr Grumpy is a peach. Love that old coot.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

I wish we had more doctors and administration people like this

Yep. He GETS IT.

I actually do know quite a few doctors like him. One tells us, "Hey, I know which side my bread is buttered on."