tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post4150281075604796127..comments2023-07-26T21:07:27.282+10:00Comments on The Paper Mask: We Need to Talk...Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-47529790919529640782007-10-09T13:41:00.000+10:002007-10-09T13:41:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-71353114741420288652007-04-28T06:42:00.000+10:002007-04-28T06:42:00.000+10:00Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. I think that b...Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. I think that basically we agree. My point was that often the "uselessness" of the intern originates not so much from the intern, but the supervisor's limited ability to adequately teach, train or discipline the intern.<BR/><BR/>You can't deny, however, that many interns need "the hard word" every now and again.<BR/><BR/>I would like to think that the ability toSheepishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-76928739425800202822007-04-24T11:11:00.000+10:002007-04-24T11:11:00.000+10:00Consider this:Patient welfare is the most importan...Consider this:<BR/>Patient welfare is the most important thing but most of the things we do as hospital doctors make no difference to patient outcomes. For example, a patient with pneumonia needs 1. some kindness 2. maybe some oxygen 3. appropriate antibiotics. Blood tests won't help them, documenting the results of their neuro exam won't help them, collecting vast quantities of sputum/blood/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-69954181078151578872007-04-11T17:17:00.000+10:002007-04-11T17:17:00.000+10:00I'm glad you find it useful. Best of luck with you...I'm glad you find it useful. Best of luck with your studies.Sheepishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-36774705358819084192007-04-07T20:29:00.000+10:002007-04-07T20:29:00.000+10:00Thank you, Sheepish - I appreciate the length and ...Thank you, Sheepish - I appreciate the length and detail of this reply. <BR/><BR/>Most of them are good reasons; with the exception of being poorly trained in dealing with such situations, I'd considered them all. But I hadn't given them much weight individually until I saw them all together, as you've written them. It seems like they compound to make the entire situation more difficult. <BR/><BRMilk and Two Sugarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960085813041665939noreply@blogger.com