Things haven't changed much?
"One wrong (medication) could kill her. I know that she's complicated but on top of her dying, I shouldn't be afraid of them doing something to her."
Paranoid?
Nurses Association director
'saddened'
by story
August 6, 2009
"One wrong (medication) could kill her. I know that she's complicated but on top of her dying, I shouldn't be afraid of them doing something to her."
Paranoid?
Nurses Association director
'saddened'
by story
August 6, 2009
2 comments:
Whenever the media publishes these stories my first thought is why?
First, the media is the "bitch" of the medical profession. They do anything and everything to promote and gloss over everything doctors nurses and hospitals do.
Second, how did this story reach the attention of the newspaper? Was this woman's daughter the only one to complain? If so, doesn't the fact that the KGH "only got one complaint" a good thing?
See this is the problem. Every single problem has to be reported and published, or none at all, otherwise the newspapers give the impression that bad medical care is an isolated event.
As we see in this story, the hospital is using the event to announce all sorts of improvements. This is called "ushering in" changes and making it look as though they are ALWAYS on the lookout to please the public. This story provides a great opportunity for PR.
The same thing happened with that Greyhound beheading. It makes one wonder if these things aren't planned. If hospitals simply made changes on their own it would appear that they were guilty so instead they make changes as if to please the public. If they make changes on their own, it also looks like they should have made them earlier.
There is so much manipulation going on in running these places. One would think the public was really stupid. The thing is, however, that a lot of people ARE really dumb and frustrate the heck out of doctors.
When we complain we have to remember that there are two targets: the medical profession's impersonal approach and the citizen who acts like a complete idiot. Too many people treat the medical profession as a place where the consequences of their bad judgement can be washed away.
This makes things hard for the rest of us. So all you walk-in clinic-goers be careful about those indulgences such as eating fat and sugar, always in the car, no exercise and other things that lead to illness AND the pompous irritated doctor.
I read the comments on the newspaper article and was disgusted at how many people blame the government. People, blame yourselves as well! What are you thinking when you give into temptation. There WILL be personal accountability for indulgence and excess. We need a sane approach to this insanity.
In short, I take the timeframe of this story with a grain of salt and my heart goes out to those who complain in vain to the media when there isn't something the hospital wants to announce at the same time.
When you see one cockcroach there are millions hiding.
corrected version
Whenever the media publishes these stories my first thought is why?
First, the media is the "bitch" of the medical profession. They do anything and everything to promote and gloss over everything doctors nurses and hospitals do.
Second, how did this story reach the attention of the newspaper? Was this woman's daughter the only one to complain? If so, isn't the fact that the KGH "only got one complaint" a good thing?
See this is the problem. Every single problem has to be reported and published, or none at all, otherwise the newspapers give the impression that bad medical care is an isolated event.
As we see in this story, the hospital is using the event to announce all sorts of improvements. This is called "ushering in" changes and making it look as though they are ALWAYS on the lookout to please the public. This story provides a great opportunity for PR.
The same thing happened with that Greyhound beheading. It makes one wonder if these things aren't planned. If hospitals simply made changes on their own it would appear that they were guilty so instead they make changes as if to please the public. If they make changes on their own, it also looks like they should have made them earlier.
There is so much manipulation going on in running these places. One would think the public was really stupid. The thing is, however, that a lot of people ARE really dumb and frustrate the heck out of doctors.
When we complain we have to remember that there are two targets: the medical profession's impersonal approach and the citizen who acts like a complete idiot. Too many people treat the medical profession as a place where the consequences of their bad judgement can be washed away.
This makes things hard for the rest of us. So all you walk-in clinic-goers be careful about those indulgences such as eating fat and sugar, always in the car, no exercise and other things that lead to illness AND the pompous irritated doctor.
I read the comments on the newspaper article and was disgusted at how many people blame the government. People, blame yourselves as well! What are you thinking when you give into temptation. There WILL be personal accountability for indulgence and excess. We need a sane approach to this insanity.
In short, I take the timeframe of this story with a grain of salt and my heart goes out to those who complain in vain to the media when there isn't something the hospital wants to announce at the same time.
When you see one cockcroach there are millions hiding.
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