Comments on: The shift worker mentality http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/shift-worker-mentality.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/shift-worker-mentality.html/comment-page-1#comment-87017 Anonymous Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:12:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/the-shift-worker-mentality.html#comment-87017 The problem is the shift work mentality by doctors who aren't working shifts--who have 24/7 responsibility with full attending physcian responsibility. I see this a lot.<br/><br/>What is also a problem that I see a lot more now are physicians who swap the patient off from one to the other with no one taking responsibility for making sure that what needs to get done gets done. The idea always has been, and still is in my book, that the attending physician bears total responsibility for making sure what needs to get done gets done--"it's not my job" is never an excuse. Everyone at the hospital from the social worker to the ward clerk are there to help you do your job--but it is still your responsibility. When no ONE person is responsible, then no one is responsible. The problem is the shift work mentality by doctors who aren’t working shifts–who have 24/7 responsibility with full attending physcian responsibility. I see this a lot.

What is also a problem that I see a lot more now are physicians who swap the patient off from one to the other with no one taking responsibility for making sure that what needs to get done gets done. The idea always has been, and still is in my book, that the attending physician bears total responsibility for making sure what needs to get done gets done–”it’s not my job” is never an excuse. Everyone at the hospital from the social worker to the ward clerk are there to help you do your job–but it is still your responsibility. When no ONE person is responsible, then no one is responsible.

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