I find it a challenging reminer to consider our cultural influence when as a health care provider in the hospital all we think about is the patient's welfare, what is going on clinically. And with this we are making culture. Especially working in critical care, or even telemetry, it is all about doing the right thing, stabilizing the patient. We don't even have time to chat about anything anymore.
Patients are so sick and it is enough to keep up eith their conditions and tx.
It is just like trying to be a pt. I did not perceive them this way. Now on the front lines, in code blues, middle of the night cardiac calls, brain emergencies, this is how I perceive things.