Comments on: The surgeon’s domain http://sterileeye.com/2008/10/17/the-surgeons-domain/ Life, death and surgery through a lens Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:07:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: nelc http://sterileeye.com/2008/10/17/the-surgeons-domain/#comment-1493 nelc Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:57:23 +0000 http://sterileeye.com/?p=110#comment-1493 back in college, some of the O.R. nurses and instructors were much terrible than the surgeons. back in college, some of the O.R. nurses and instructors were much terrible than the surgeons.

]]> By: Øystein http://sterileeye.com/2008/10/17/the-surgeons-domain/#comment-509 Øystein Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:01:26 +0000 http://sterileeye.com/?p=110#comment-509 I understand those concerns completely, and it's always important for me to emphasize that I'm employed by the hospital and not some outside company. That I understand sterile technique and is bound to the same professional secrecy as them. Knowing this the nurses are always forthcoming and helpful, but there's still some surgeons who only greet me with a small nod, implying "I acknowledge your presence, but I'm not necessarily happy about it." I understand those concerns completely, and it’s always important for me to emphasize that I’m employed by the hospital and not some outside company. That I understand sterile technique and is bound to the same professional secrecy as them.

Knowing this the nurses are always forthcoming and helpful, but there’s still some surgeons who only greet me with a small nod, implying “I acknowledge your presence, but I’m not necessarily happy about it.”

]]> By: makeminetrauma http://sterileeye.com/2008/10/17/the-surgeons-domain/#comment-508 makeminetrauma Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:31:08 +0000 http://sterileeye.com/?p=110#comment-508 It seems that as a whole, the entire O.R. team is often suspicious of strangers. We often feel very protective of our patients, and until we are familiar with someone and are confident that they understand sterile technique and that they maintain respect for patients, they often get the scrutinizing stink eye. It seems that as a whole, the entire O.R. team is often suspicious of strangers. We often feel very protective of our patients, and until we are familiar with someone and are confident that they understand sterile technique and that they maintain respect for patients, they often get the scrutinizing stink eye.

]]> By: Points of Interest, #34 « Mind, Soul, and Body http://sterileeye.com/2008/10/17/the-surgeons-domain/#comment-507 Points of Interest, #34 « Mind, Soul, and Body Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:13:22 +0000 http://sterileeye.com/?p=110#comment-507 [...] The Sterile Eye, Oystein has a magnificent story about two conflicing forces in the surgeon, their need for a sense of control of the OR, and their legendary ego, as he tames the former by [...] [...] The Sterile Eye, Oystein has a magnificent story about two conflicing forces in the surgeon, their need for a sense of control of the OR, and their legendary ego, as he tames the former by [...]

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