Work Notes

[leviathan]

Not an urban legend. One night when I was an ED volunteer - with scrubs of a distinctly different color, with "volunteer" monogrammed on the chest - I was emptying the linens when a patient started arguing with their doc (a woman). The doc told the patient to sit back and let her do the exam, but the patient wanted to see a real doctor, and pointed to me.

When I volunteered in the ED I had a few people ask if I was the doctor when I was taking their information. I would be wearing a pair of jeans and a red golf shirt that said "ER Volunteer" and an ID tag around my neck that also said "ER Volunteer" on it. 😕

 

[GeneralVeers]

When I volunteered in the ED I had a few people ask if I was the doctor when I was taking their information. I would be wearing a pair of jeans and a red golf shirt that said "ER Volunteer" and an ID tag around my neck that also said "ER Volunteer" on it. 😕

You're assuming a level of literacy and deductive reasoning which is not present in many of our patients.

 

[leviathan]

You're assuming a level of literacy and deductive reasoning which is not present in many of our patients.

There was a definite correlation between this question being asked and a high tattoo/tooth ratio.

 

[substanceP]

Bah, my new program requires the residents to wear dress shirts and neckties. White coats are optional.

what program requires such a strict dress code? up here in the Bx it's usually jeans/cargo pants and a tshirt or scrubs. all my friends make fun of me b/c i actually wear my white coat, but to be honest it's saved me a few times from getting sprayed by art bleeds/ugib's/vomit etc. and they wash them for free for me. 🙂