Re: Culture clash

Cindy wrote:
that she has to make everything difficult. She has to put everybody
in misery -- the registration staff, the receptionist, her daughter
and me. She murmurs to me when I am busy working on her. When I
cannot hear clearly, I say "Excuse me" or "Pardon me", then she gets
wild -- "Get someone else! Get someone else!" Yeah, this geriatric
female treats me like ***. So, I get Jeanie for her; then, she says

ah, the wonders of working in a hospital!

much like my friend who's in psych residency. always gets the crazies trying to hit her (yep, hit, not hit on). good thing she's got crutches to keep them away before the orderlies come to help her out.

that said, a lot of it is understandable. they're in a poor position, poor quality of life, maybe even poor mental health, and it sucks being in a bed all day long.

but one thing is true - get out of the field before you breakdown, if that's ever a thought. lots of other things you can do w/o having to deal with patients....


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