To Everyone in Healthcare, We are all here for the same purpose... The best interest of our patients! We each have our own scope of practice, but we have to work together and respect each other and trust each others training. Im a nurse. Im no respiratory therapist. Im no paramedic. Im no doctor, but I do respect each of their training in a common purpose of, Lets do everything WE can for this patient. This is someones child, someones husband or wife, someones parent. This is not a place for titles becoming territory. Healthcare is a place for many training styles and individual minds to come together for a common purpose. I didnt become a nurse to say to paramedics, Youre an ambulance driver. That is only a small piece of their job. They can intubate and run codes all alone in the back of that truck. Can I do that? Heck no! Paramedics, nurses dont just pass meds and clean patients. There is a lot bigger picture to each profession that we have to respect. I didnt get into healthcare for a territory. I got into healthcare to be part of a team with a common goal of compassion. I see this divide way too much, and it kills me... and our patients. Ill gladly accept help from RT, EMS, techs, or anyone else. Im a nurse... not superman. Working together is where we create a super team. Can we work to fix this together and create a seamless system for our patients? And if you got into healthcare for a territory or feel your training is the only training, get a new career. Please and thank you!
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:43:33 +0000