tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35378735.post238773195179508425..comments2023-05-27T10:47:49.764+03:00Comments on Chapter One: Do doctors owe patients their lives? Soumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08103845013546481256noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35378735.post-49361104997256457042014-12-28T23:28:29.581+03:002014-12-28T23:28:29.581+03:00Hugs to you, Souma!
My thoughts on reasons:
1) ge...Hugs to you, Souma!<br /><br />My thoughts on reasons:<br />1) general sense of entitlement <br />2) thinking the caring professions should care about them all the time, at their whim<br />3) thinking that the privileged should work for it <br />4) assumptions about women professionals as being more caring, easier to manipulate, just "mom" in another form <br /><br />I find the last to be sadly pertinent and prevalent.<br /><br />On a more generous note, I do think sometimes anxiety over health issues overrides a patient's (or their family's!) better sense and manners.<br /><br />Keep setting boundaries! Burning you out won't help anyone!<br /><br />BTW as an intern I had to smooth a situation before the (male) psychiatrist slugged the (male) family member who said, "I pay your salary!" [via taxes]. :)Chiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180585636556782803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35378735.post-18664425739545429852014-12-27T15:44:20.434+03:002014-12-27T15:44:20.434+03:00Chiara and Nessie *hugs* Why do they do that? Woul...Chiara and Nessie *hugs* Why do they do that? Would they think it's ok if people did this to them at their jobs? Soumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103845013546481256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35378735.post-40359671339658609892014-12-27T05:42:00.072+03:002014-12-27T05:42:00.072+03:00When I used to teach, my students expected pretty ...When I used to teach, my students expected pretty much the same from me, especially because (in their minds) they've "paid" for it. I wasn't only their teacher, I was also their on-call therapist. <br /><br />Now my employer feels the same way. It sort of never ends.nessreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992406101222924092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35378735.post-60983049932278203592014-12-27T04:37:12.880+03:002014-12-27T04:37:12.880+03:00Well stated. Some of the things people seemed to h...Well stated. Some of the things people seemed to have expected of me:<br />1) write fake notes to cover their insurance, overstaying a visa, not fulfilling their work or school obligations, etc<br /><br />2) take their annoying teenager home with me<br /><br />3) hospitalize their elderly relatives so they can go on vacation without them but with a clear conscience, and no personal financial outlay<br /><br />4) work for free<br /><br />5) work 24/7<br /><br />And that's just off the top of my head. <br /><br />Part of professionalism is setting boundaries! :)Chiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180585636556782803noreply@blogger.com