tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post111014685527504594..comments2023-10-07T08:52:16.715-07:00Comments on The Virtual World: "Quick, nurse, what's my motivation?"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-1110155421910465112005-03-06T16:30:00.000-08:002005-03-06T16:30:00.000-08:00From the pov of the patient, this rings very true....From the pov of the patient, this rings very true. I know that one time when I had a surgeon (at the Mayo Clinic, of all places) who asked me how I was feeling and actually <I>waited to hear the answer</I> and seemed to care what the answer was, instead of telling me how I "should" be feeling, I gave him (after the initial shock of being listened to!) a lot more detail about how I actually was, Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-1110153113147564802005-03-06T15:51:00.000-08:002005-03-06T15:51:00.000-08:00Hi EM and CD:
I've been practicing in the same co...Hi EM and CD: <br />I've been practicing in the same community clinic for about 15 years, and really enjoy the vast majority of my patients; each day at work is like chit-chatting with old friends and family. But occassionally, if I am tired, or just don't connnect with someone, I know I am guilty of "phoning it in" in terms of the genuine empathy. I'll try to think of "Dr Brando" next time. :)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-1110151359357079302005-03-06T15:22:00.000-08:002005-03-06T15:22:00.000-08:00Funny--I read this post on the tail of one at Ti...Funny--I read this post on the tail of <A HREF="http://rochellejustrochelle.typepad.com/copilot/2005/03/night_at_the_er.html" REL="nofollow"> one at Tinfoil & Raccoon</A>, which included what I thought was a great sentence about an EMT's bedside manner: "I was inexplicably impressed when he used the word 'puke.'" Unvarnished language as evidence of care.<br /><br />best,<br />em<br />Emily Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920886883651975823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-1110149412371600982005-03-06T14:50:00.000-08:002005-03-06T14:50:00.000-08:00I think this is true. In Oncology, we are the sup...I think this is true. In Oncology, we are the supreme actors in medicine, because we many times know people are going to die soon, but we don't like to paint a doom and gloom picture. We are honest, but many of us still try to give people hope. I often joke I am not a doctor but I play one on TV. Well, it is kind of true!C. Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270640200393742125noreply@blogger.com