Episode 4
When the Doctor is the Bully
What can you do when your attending physician is a bully? Hear from two nurses, Melissa and Laura, about their experiences being bullied by a physician.
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What can you do when your attending physician is a bully? Hear from two nurses, Melissa and Laura, about their experiences being bullied by a physician.
When is it okay to admit that you don’t know how to do something? Hear the story of Tamara Kuhn, a bedside telemetry nurse, who in a moment of crisis, used her problem-solving skills to keep her patient (and herself) safe.
What do you do when you know something is wrong with a patient, but don’t have the data to back it up? Hear the story of Diana Struthers, who, at the beginning of her 46 years in nursing, cared for a 10-year-old patient with Reye syndrome.
How do you know when generic symptoms are masquerading as something serious? Hear the story of Molly Lalonde, a pediatric nurse practitioner, who met an 11-year-old patient with an unexpected concern.