Rude Doctor!

[ohioRN09]

So...here's what happened. I work a 7pm night shift at a large hospital. I had to call a Dr. who was covering for another doctor for the weekend. My patient was very sick and had some medicine ordered to help with nausea that was not helping. At about 4:30 in the morning she was feeling awful she said she needed another medicine because that is what she takes at home when nothing else helps. Unfortunately, she didn't tell us that when we were getting her home medicines addressed earlier that day. So I called the covering Doctor to get an order. When I called he cussed, gave me the order, cussed some more, told me not to call him again and hung up the phone. I was really mad but glad that I at least got the patient what she needed. I didn't really "forgive" him but I just continued with my night and went on. Then when I went back to work they told me that he was complaining about the phone call to other nurses the next day! This is ridiculous and we should not have to deal with this kind of stuff!!!

[FowLaf24/7]

Ummm. It seems he just a "blow hard" who wants to be noticed. It will only take one nurse to return fire, and this guy:yawn: will be done with his power trip. I have seen it more than once!

[helikias]

What a jerk! I wish the patient or the patient's family had been been a "fly on the wall", or the insurance company, and got the freak fired! Nausea is like torture -- you were an angel of mercy for that patient. I pray that all the nurses who work with my mom, who is hospitalized sometimes for terrible gastro issues, are angels like you who CARE. That doctor must be secretly hated by everyone in his family and likely has no friends. He's probably an abuser.