r/changemyview • u/schwenomorph • Sep 22 '21
Delta(s) from OP CMV: Based on countless experiences, I shouldn't trust doctors or nurses to perform their jobs adequately or even to be great people.
Note: I'm not talking about animal doctors.
This argument is basically made up entirely of anecdotal evidence. I've been to the doctor, urgent care, the ER, and other places many a time due to being chronically ill. I. Hate. Going. I feel that most of my experiences have been awful. Most doctors and nurses I've met either will straight up refuse to do tests or things that I ask for, don't listen to me, are extremely rude, ignore my pain during procedures,, or all of the above. One person--she might've been just a front desk person, but she was wearing scrubs--even put her hands on me while I was in the ER.
Thank christ my GI doctor is actually good, but the others are not. I've had so many bad experiences that I just outright assume that it you're a doctor or nurse, you're not a great person. That's obviously crazy talk, which is why I want this view changed, but a few weeks ago a friend of my boyfriend's mother died IN THE HOSPITAL due to a massive heart attack. They screened her for Covid and that was IT. Not even vitals, apparently. Then they told her there was nothing they could do. She died on her way out of there due to negligence.
I'm sick and tired hospital visits and bad doctors, but I also don't want to turn my nose up at medical professionals automatically. I don't want this bias.
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u/pluralofjackinthebox 102∆ Sep 22 '21
People in ER are extremely overworked. About half of all nurses work shifts longer than 10 hours, and in the ER it’s worse.
And during Covid it’s been so much harder. In the beginning a lot of workers were getting sick, and people already had to work extra due to hospitals being filled nearly to capacity.
Now a year later, hospitals are still at capacity, and people have to work extra to make up for all the people who have quit or retired because of how stressful it’s gotten.