This is a continuation about my post yesterday.
I don't have anything against new and deaf doctors. All I want is they can ask nurses because we are the one who knows our patient best. Practicing here in UK in Intensive care Unit, we only look after one level 3 patient (patient who is on breathing machine and patient who's got more than one organ failure) or we look after 2 patients who's level 2 and level 1. We are with our patient all shift (mostly all of us do 12.5 hours shift) that even consultants ask us regarding our patient. So to new doctors, why not ask us? There is no harm in asking instead we can learn by it.
Why Not Ask?
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That is a good question, why don't they ask the person that spends the most time with the patient? Probably because of ego. They may read your nurses notes, and gleen info from that. More likely, they check labs, progress notes of consulting doctors, test results etc. Anything but ask the lowly nurse.
I agree. They should ask the nurses that have been on duty. Why don't they? Arrogance?
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