tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post1942614064799546321..comments2024-01-25T05:03:21.567-05:00Comments on Trauma Nurse Adventures: The Texas Years: A post about that time I felt extremely uncomfortable due to a physician's comments towards meLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236693436272479076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-78634652892782611852019-02-17T16:31:25.921-05:002019-02-17T16:31:25.921-05:00The last of the dinosaurs.
Maybe that sh*t flew in...The last of the dinosaurs.<br />Maybe that sh*t flew in the late '80s when he was in med school, but it's motherf***ing 2019, and he should have gotten the memo by now.<br /><br />I witnessed a then "Code Pink" as a student on my first day of clinical rotations. Tiny Doc decided to publicly ride and humiliate an LVN right at change of shift, as twenty female staff members, one by one, stood next to her, while he ranted on oblivious.<br /><br />At the end, the oncoming day shift charge nurse asked him in front of God and everyone present, "Are you all finished now, Asshole? Now get the hell off my ward and never come back!"<br /><br />His hospital privileges were permanently revoked that day.<br />And that was back in the Bush (41) presidency.<br />(And to be fair, he was a Total @$$hole, and I may have had a wee bit to do with lighting his fuse that day, just before his final performance. I'm kind of proud of that moment.)<br /><br />Bring this guy to the attention of management.<br />He's probably already a hot mess of prior incidents.<br /><br />If HR and Risk Management can't straighten him out or get rid of him, <i>then</i> it's OK to punch him in the dick.<br />Ideally, when no one else sees you do it.<br />Plausible deniability.<br /><br />And I've <i>heard</i>...yeah, that's it, <i>heard</i>... if you're so inclined, standing next to a guy and throwing a hard elbow back gives about 4X the striking power as an overhand punch, and far less risk of broken wrist bones or Boxer's fractures. I'm thinking it was from my hand-to-hand combat instructor in boot camp. Why would he lie, right? This message is purely for informational purposes, you understand.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-88658571754023897812018-12-15T21:12:30.954-05:002018-12-15T21:12:30.954-05:00Wow. What an asshat! I would talk back and probabl...Wow. What an asshat! I would talk back and probably get reprimanded. But, you do have a witness. You have the other nurse, the patient, and his wife. Discuss it with the other nurse first, to be sure she has your back and that you have hers and then report it.Shashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-1076872373033171092018-12-06T14:26:41.032-05:002018-12-06T14:26:41.032-05:00This shit absolutely shouldn't happen. The on...This shit absolutely shouldn't happen. The only way it is going to change is for people to consistently stand up and challenge it/report it to HR...which is really easy to say, but more difficult to do. I would say that it's a personal decision for you - is the benefit of calling out sexist/inappropriate behaviour worse the potential personal/professional cost to you?<br /><br />Good luck with whatever you choose to do. I'm sorry some docs (and the whole culture of medicine) are assholes.Solitary Diner (Also Known as The Frugalish Physician)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01239189582752445700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500430679334601704.post-34496516550409520332018-12-04T21:34:21.829-05:002018-12-04T21:34:21.829-05:00What a terrible situation. If I had been in the ro...What a terrible situation. If I had been in the room with you his cojoines would have experienced the crushing action of a Satinsky vascular clamp. Live by the sword - die by the sword!Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.com