m4blondi

Thank you all for your responses, you're great!! My father-in-law was a physician in So. Cal. and I also worked for him for many years. He was great about being called, even in the middle of the night, and I never remember him getting mad @ the nurses. He had a great relationship with them and they respected him for that. I just completed my precepting on days and found that the nurses are even hesitant about calling during the day and will make the pt wait for pain meds, etc. because of their dread of calling the physician. Having previous experience in a physician's office, I found that difficult to understand. But, I guess that all comes with experience and building that professional relationship with the physicians. I also found it odd that the physicians, for the most part, only make rounds once/day.Where as my father-in-law always made rounds am & pm. Thanks again for your input and I'll keep your experience & advise in mind as I start my new career. Have a great weekend!:balloons:

I will be graduating in a couple of weeks. I was wondering when is it appropriate to call a doctor in the middle of the night? Your experience and ideas are appreciated.:balloons: