Weekly Wellness 7/14/2021

"Stop expecting you from other people" - Unknown

Do you ever get frustrated when someone is seeing WAY less patients than you?
Does it ever bother you that someone can't grasp a concept as quickly as you think they should when you explain it?
Do you sit, angry, wondering why your labs haven't been drawn yet? The medications haven't been given?

Me too. I fall into that trap regularly. I pride myself on being efficient, organized, getting patients in and out.

But I have to step back and realize that everyone isn't me. Everyone doesn't work at the exact speed and efficiency, on the same timetable as I do.

And that's a good thing. Because those people excel in other areas. And they are probably wondering the same thing about me. Why I don't spend more time with patients. Why I forget to eat lunch and take bathroom breaks. Why discharge instructions are on the rack before I've given patients their results.