It's really funny how some people think that once you're a doctor, you need to start running once you get call of a patient coming in...say for instance with urine retention as i handled today.
Every one thinks you're wicked or don't have a conscience if you are not seen to be running (no, literally, panting for breath) to the rescue of the patient.
Little thought goes to what a long day you've had,
Whether you'd had breakfast or lunch,
or if you're a bit under the weather.
No, people don't actually expect doctors to fall ill...
why it's almost like taboo!
No one cares about the stresses you have outside your work environment,
not to speak of those work generated ones..
faulty equipment,
inadequate personnel
lack of up-to-date-know-how,
crowded and smelly emergency rooms,
inadequate logistics...
and worse still, the absurd patient:doctor ratio!
Yes that ratio...that which makes patients at the Out Patients Department cuss and rant,
thinking the doctor just likes to be slow...
"why's he spending so much time with that one patient?" they ask
Yet when it's their time with the doctor, they expect special treatment,
"a minute more would not hurt." they murmur.
Is it really worth the sacrifice? i keep asking.
Well if it brings fulfilment to one...i guess it is.
But that does not undermine the fact that rights and privileges go with responsibilities.
Patients are responsible to ensure that they hold their personal health in high esteem,
They are responsible to ensure they keep appointments and not present when they're at their wit ends...
expecting the doctor to be at their beck and call.
Doctors are human too, a kind word of concern, motivation or gratitude go a long way!
Human Life Is Precious!
Let's make the sacrifice worth it!
Every one thinks you're wicked or don't have a conscience if you are not seen to be running (no, literally, panting for breath) to the rescue of the patient.
Little thought goes to what a long day you've had,
Whether you'd had breakfast or lunch,
or if you're a bit under the weather.
No, people don't actually expect doctors to fall ill...
why it's almost like taboo!
No one cares about the stresses you have outside your work environment,
not to speak of those work generated ones..
faulty equipment,
inadequate personnel
lack of up-to-date-know-how,
crowded and smelly emergency rooms,
inadequate logistics...
and worse still, the absurd patient:doctor ratio!
Yes that ratio...that which makes patients at the Out Patients Department cuss and rant,
thinking the doctor just likes to be slow...
"why's he spending so much time with that one patient?" they ask
Yet when it's their time with the doctor, they expect special treatment,
"a minute more would not hurt." they murmur.
Is it really worth the sacrifice? i keep asking.
Well if it brings fulfilment to one...i guess it is.
But that does not undermine the fact that rights and privileges go with responsibilities.
Patients are responsible to ensure that they hold their personal health in high esteem,
They are responsible to ensure they keep appointments and not present when they're at their wit ends...
expecting the doctor to be at their beck and call.
Doctors are human too, a kind word of concern, motivation or gratitude go a long way!
Human Life Is Precious!
Let's make the sacrifice worth it!
