Perspective

I have pretty good perspective. I've worked in nursing homes, on ambulances, in the lab, on med/surg, in the step-down unit, and briefly in CCU prior to my "stick" in the ER. I've been on both sides of most of the battles, and the battles are the same, though the fighters change.

I'm of the opinion that the biggest reason we fight amongst ourselves in the hospital (and pre-hospital, too) is simple lack of perspective. If we knew how it was on the other side, perhaps we would be a little bit more accommodating, and less critical. There have been a lot of posts lately about this, but two of them really caught my eye, and I think you should go check them out.

May at about a nurse very eloquently shares the med/surg perspective.

And Miranda5 at O Brave New World reminds me quite effectively of what it was like to work as a unit secretary. *shudder of horror with thumb sucking*

There are a couple other viewpoints coming up in Change of Shift; make sure to check them out. And if you have submissions, please get them in by tomorrow.

Thank you, that is all.