Doing the Right Thing
I have a high regard for doctors.
In my mind, because of the years of education that they had, I feel they could not go wrong. Plus, I feel like it's a powerful field to be into.
I have full trust in their decision-making capabilities, in their skill to make people well, and in their generosity to share their knowledge.
It saddens me to know that not all doctors are like that in the real world.
But, glad to know that doctors I know are commendable, service-oriented and real givers.
I read an article from Ron White's emailed newsletter about Integrity. It's an eye-opener, not just in the medicine field but in all fields of life.
Major surgery requires not only a skilled surgeon, but also a number of skilled assistants to make certain that everything happens as it should. They function as a team. No one person, regardless of how brilliant he or she is, could pull off a major operation alone.
A new head nurse was starting her first assignment in a major medical center. She was in charge of all the nurses on the operating room team. She had full responsibility for performing all the duties nurses perform. When the surgery was complete, the surgeon said, "Okay, it's time to close the incision. I need the sutures."
The new head nurse responded, "Doctor, you used twelve sponges; we've only removed eleven." The surgeon assured her that all of the sponges had been removed and he was ready to suture. She replied, "Doctor, you used twelve sponges; only eleven have been removed." With a bit of irritation in his voice, the doctor said, "I will accept full responsibility." The nurse's temper flew and she apparently stomped her foot and said, "Doctor, think of the patient!"
When she said that, the doctor smiled, lifted his foot and revealed the twelfth sponge. He looked at the nurse and said, "You'll do." Her integrity had been tested; she passed with flying colors.
The question is, how many of us, under identical circumstances, would have risked offending the surgeon, remembering that there was a possibility we had miscounted?
But this nurse felt the patient's life and health were at stake and she, without hesitation, did the right thing.
Over the long haul, that's the best way to get to the top and stay there.
-day 119
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ReplyDeletethanks for visiting!
Deletesome doctors are jerks, too proud of themselves,
ReplyDeletebut there are few, who remains humble no matter how high their achievements can be.....,
and I am more proud of those doctor who still knows how to look to others no matter what their capablities capabilities are
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you have a point.
DeleteIt is really important to do the right thing and stand up for it and it is really hard especially if you are dealing with someone who have "higher ranks" than you.
ReplyDeleteThe nurse hurdled the test for life's patient is at stake. But yet in reality, we'd one case here in our place, a forceps was left inside the stomach of the patient. The patient suffered the pain for several years. In short, the case was filed against the doctor and found guilty, disbanded from practicing his profession and his license was forfeited by the PRC. But in Christ's nothing is left. Everything is taken care of. Jesus is the best doctor, physician ever. He heals the sick and saves the soul.
ReplyDeleteyup, buhay ng tao ang nakasalalay... this work should definitely not be taken lightly. inspiring story, thanks for sharing. Yahweh bless
ReplyDeleteNurses and doctors are co-equal in the health profession, I really wonder why nurse feel they are inferior to doctors and act accordingly. The nursing curriculum should teach nurses to stand up to doctors and be heard, their opinion are as important as that of the doctor. Doctors and nurses work hand in hand...they cannot be efficient and effective without the other.
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