Re: Bedside manners Training, and The Ruder, the better
by Anon
I am a nurse, and I have seen time and again a LOT of truth in the statment that doctors with good bedside manners are incompetent more often than not. I remember one urologic surgeon who literally would leave patients bleeding out in recovery for some other doctor to take care of, but got away with it because his patients just LOOOVED his bedside manner. He should have been sued many times over, but never was.
The insurance companies teach doctors 'bedside manner' classes as lawsuit prevention. And they send doctors to refreshers on bedside manner if they get sued. Not refreshers on their medical skills, refreshers on bedside manner! It's shameful. If the general public knew half the stuff about doctors nurses know, they'd never want to go near one! Most doctors are scum, inside and out, and not worth knowing. Hospitals need to stop covering up for them; nurses need to stop covering up for them.
I have yet to meet ONE SINGLE good bedside manner surgeon I would want touching me. I'm a surgical nurse and I know damn well which ones stink. It's usually the nice ones. Give me some arrogance and attitude any day.