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For the record! I did rewrite my post. I wrote the post SourLemon commented on the morning after speaking with the doctor so i was still worked up about it. Hence the rambling. I edited it to what it is now. Thank you all for your input! I greatly appreciate it and will keep it in mind!

Regardless of whether or not it was my way of speaking to the doctor... the way he was demeaning to me was unacceptable. And it hasnt just been me he has done this too. The point of this post was how to deal with these certain doctors. Do you just deal with it, brush off the way they treat you? Or do something about it? Yes, ill accept advice on how to speak with doctors more efficiently seeing how i am a new nurse and dont claim to be doing things perfectly or knowing everything. So thanks for any input you have.

I do take advice. Never have i said that i am doing things perfect. I know i have a lot to learn. So thanks for your input.

Thank you!

And thanks for the advice. But it most certainly wasnt the issue. Its just the way the doctor responded, not the way i spoke to him. Regardless, thanks for the advice and ill keep that in mind even more so next time i speak with anyone.

I dont write the way i speak. I am also writing from my cellphone which is why nothing was really capitalized and such.

This is the patient. This is the situation. These are the vitals. What would u like to do. Nothing more was given. Just straight to what needed to be said. Thank you.

I went to my assistant director/manager and let her know what had happened. She did tell me that "bullying" is unacceptable and to write her and my director an email about both times i called. As i said, he has a reputation of being rude and yelling at nurses and nothing has been done so far. I have yet to send the email. Not sure if it would like im complaining? Or look bad against me? As we will always encounter rude personalities...not every doctor is nice like the others ive had to call.

I agree it had rambling but that does not reflect the way i spoke to the doctor. Thanks for pointing things out. But this doctor does have a reputation regardless of which nurse calls. He hasnt yelled at only me, but others as well.

My communication with doctors on the phone is professional. I did reheorifice with my charge nurse and another fellow nurse who were both near me as i called. But thanks anyway.

Not that i took it personally...but it was uncalled for. I dont understand why some doctors are like that. My priority are my patients.

new grad. started working about 8 months ago. slowly getting to know doctors. two times ive had to contact a doctor. i work night shift. both times i called and it wasnt past 10 pm. first time, missing order that the dr or arnp needed to put in. Second tine, change in patient condition and seeing if he wanted any orders done. Both times, i went through my charge nurse before calling the doctor. Whether or not i was a nurse was questioned, dr threatened to call my supervisor, and stated that i may be the one who needs to be on medication, not the patient. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH DOCTORS LIKE THIS? fyi, the doctor is known to react like this for basically anything. all the nurses on the floor know this... i understand every doctor is different, personalities.i was professional in speaking to him and never raised my voice or anything of that sort.

I'm an introvert. But at work, it's different. It's quite odd, actually. I'm more extroverted, feel okay talking with patients and their families and with fellow nurses. Maybe it's just the fact that I'm at work and have a responsibility. It's like I'm a different person. Needless to say, once I get home I am drained completely because of all the socializing I do and spending time being extroverted at work. Anyone have a similar situation like that?

Oh. I did tell her. I mentioned I haven't been up there in a while and to let me know if there's anything I'm missing or needing. I'm not ashamed to ask got help when needed. Patients lives at risk.

I got about a month of training in admitting. Which I don't think a month of training for anything is really enough training.... But I felt confident in what I knew and what I was doing.