Good Cop, Bad Cop

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

First posted April 25, 2008 Well, not exactly.  How about good doctor, bad doctor?  I’m not talking about clinical skills.  I’m talking about how the doctor treats his patient as a person.  Two years ago when I was working at a relatively new job I had several high blood pressure readings in a row and […]

Nurses and Patients

Monday, May 18th, 2009

It’s much easier to be one or the other, but to be both?  Not so easy.  I came back from the mainland a day early.  I’ve been swimming in the slough and morass of bronchitis.  I’m really trying to be a good patient, but it’s much easier to be the nurse.  I’m taking my medications, […]

Good Cop, Bad Cop

Friday, April 25th, 2008

  Well, not exactly.  How about good doctor, bad doctor?  I’m not talking about clinical skills.  I’m talking about how the doctor treats his patient as a person.  Two years ago when I was working at a relatively new job I had several high blood pressure readings in a row and decided I should see […]