The post-it reads “Doctors and nurses are many things. Dedicated, bright, and driven. But the piece of paper that confers the MD or the RN does not indicate strength of character.”
Well, I KNOW I’ve written about this before.
Just because the healthcare worker is an MD, or a DO, or a CRNA, or a PA, or an RN, or an LVN, or a CNA, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily good people.
Some people are drawn to the field because of wanting to do good and take care of people.
But some people are drawn to the field because of the perception of money that healthcare workers make. Also known as in it for the paycheck. Yes, we get paid to care for those who cannot care for themselves. We also get paid to work long hours and not attend to bodily functions, such as emptying our bladders or eating.
The bottom line is that healthcare workers of all stripes are people too.
Maybe they should be people first.
It is how we care for others that indicates the strength of our character. Not in the act of caring for a paycheck.
Because those who care for a paycheck often are distracted by the next shiny thing and leave.
Don’t be that person. No, wait, do. Because I don’t want to be alongside others who jump at every new moneymaking prospect that comes along. The people we care for deserve better.
Dispatches from the Evening Shift 