We all know them—the chief surgery resident receiving fluid boluses in an empty hospital room after vomiting throughout his call shift; the physician maintaining a busy clinic schedule despite a fever of 103°F; the faculty geriatrician working at his usual pace while his own elderly parent dies of cancer states away; the widowed physician returning to see patients to "keep her mind off things" following the death of her husband only 2 weeks before; the cardiac surgeon ignoring his own symptoms, which he would be quick to recognize in one of his patients. Despite our ability to care so diligently for others, to expect that the health and well-being of our patients come before anything else, we as health care professionals are notorious for being horrible patients. Many factors are thought to play a role in this pattern. Stress, for one, has taken a large portion of the blame. Most surgical or medical residents use their time away from the hospital to maintain their marriages, spend time with their families, and repent for all the hours they have been away. Taking time for self-care seems almost laughable. The drive to and from the hospital may be the only
The Other Side of the Stethoscope
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We all know them—the chief surgery resident receiving fluid boluses in an empty hospital room after vomiting throughout his call shift; the physician maintaining a busy clinic schedule despite a fever of 103°F; the faculty geriatrician working at his usual pace while his own elderly parent dies of cancer states away; the widowed physician returning to see patients to "keep her mind off things" following the death of her husband only 2 weeks before; the cardiac surgeon ignoring his own symptoms, which he would be quick to recognize in one of his patients. Despite our ability to care so diligently for others, to expect that the health and well-being of our patients come before anything else, we as health care professionals are notorious for being horrible patients. Many factors are thought to play a role in this pattern. Stress, for one, has taken a large portion of the blame. Most surgical or medical residents use their time away from the hospital to maintain their marriages, spend time with their families, and repent for all the hours they have been away. Taking time for self-care seems almost laughable. The drive to and from the hospital may be the onlyPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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The Other Side of the Stethoscope
Adams Greenup, Rachel
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, Volume 32 (1): 1
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Feb 1, 2008
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