Aspirin(g) To Be A Better Doctor
Veterinarian | United Kingdom
(My husband works for the out of hours service and drives/assists the doctors with their house calls. Im a veterinary nurse and as we work in the same area we often see the same people. At 2 am, the phone rings.)
Me: Uh, hello?
Husband: Hi, my love. Its just me. The doctor has a question for you about some meds. Do you mind talking to him?
Me: No problem, put him on.
Doctor: Hi, were at a patients house now. Shes worried because she accidentally took her cats medication. The thing is, shes decanted the tablets into a tub and has lost the label. Can you tell me what they are?
Me: Well, give me a description of the tablets, Ill see if I can recognise the med code.
Doctor: The pills are round, white and have A-S-P-I-R-I-N stamped on them.
Me: Seriously? Are you kidding me?
(This clearly sets the doctor off, as he goes off on the following tirade🙂
Doctor: No! You said you would help! Whats your problem, for f*** sake! I have a patient that may be poisoned and youre being a b****! Its my JOB on the line here, do you understand that? MY JOB, I dont know why I listened to that b**** driver what would you know anyway you are just some idiot nurse for f***ing animals nobody would give a s**t what you say you ignorant cow!
Me: Its an aspirin
spelled A-S-P-I-R-I-N.
Doctor: *prolonged silence* I guess I should say sorry now, right?