Five Things I Can't Stand About Going to the Doctor: part 2 of 5
The next thing I hate about going to the doctor (especially the dermatologist) is when they ask you to take all of your clothes off and put on some dinky little paper-thin smock-like piece of clothing. They are always too small and contain the most depressing drab colors. I realize that the doctors don't want to pay for something expensive and that these things probably can't be re-used, but good grief, could someone come up with something better than this?! They make guys look like we are wearing a mini-skirts. The worst is when the nurse tells you to wear this thing and then leaves you in a freezing room in your scantily-clad outfit, waiting forever for the physician to show up. Possible solutions are to let the patient wear boxers or briefs, get some nicer-looking and bigger smocks, and don't tell us to change into them until the doctor is ready to come in. Click here for the next post.
posted by MedFriendly | 10:09 PM
2 Comments:
Exam rooms where the light turns out after 20 minutes if you don't flail your arms around.
Nothing reminds a person they've been sitting in a cold room with a paper gown on MORE than sitting there in the dark knowing 20 minutes have gone by!
I'm all for being green, but I'd rather they did it with high efficiency bulbs.
I know it's not the most efficient method, but what we usually do is let our doctors see the patient first. Then, if necessary, we have the patient disrobe and put on a paper gown. We're a surgery practice and frequently the doc can inspect the wound without the patient completely undressing. Thanks for your post. Makes me think our "inefficiency" has some advantage. And gave me a laugh thinking of the freezing naked patient with the lights off.
Ms. MOM @ MOMrants.com
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