Double Standards

Unfortunately as a nurse, double standards are the name of the game but it just seems that lately it's become a bit more glaring. Two quick examples: An MD passed away a few weeks ago and there was an all user email sent out containing a very extensive obituary/eulogy about the deceased physician listing his/her entire educational background and work history. Last week, an RN passed away and it was listed as item #13 on an all user that contained many other posts. There was no obituary/eulogy. There was one line that stated the details of her memorial service and who to contact for more information.

Without getting into specifics, it was made evident to me that my time was not seen to be as valuable as one of the MDs here. In a nutshell, my visit with a patient was thrown off schedule because an MD was running EARLY, even though I was seeing her at the appointed time and the time it said in the computer. As a result, we got interrupted mid visit so she could see him, by the time she was done I was no longer able to see her for my visit and had to reschedule. The way I look at this situation is that this would never happen in reverse. It would not be ok for an RN to interrupt an MD visit to take a patient because he/she is running early. Therefore, I think it's pretty crappy that it's 'ok' to be done in reverse.