I get that as well...

Usually I get someone "chopping" up a medical term and I tell them "well was it blankety blank?" and they seem impressed.  I sometimes laugh and say "i know how to spell it" but don't know what everything means; just like you. 

The majority is asking me about doctors in the area and whether they are a good doctor or a bad doctor.  How should I know?   This comes from working on-site for 17 years in the community though. 

OP:  Just remember that nurses get that same flack from doctors, so she may have wanted to pass that attitude on to you.  I worked with a vascular tech that woudl refer to himself as Dr. such and such, and he got written up for it.  He was calling nursing homes and calling patient transport companies and acting like he was a doctor.  Too weird in my opinion...

• Anyone run up against this?.... - PAMT~MDM
  • All the time and I was RN years ago. - Sherry
  • Yes. When I worked on the floor as an aide - Former CNA
  • FURTHERMORE (I should NOT have started . . .) - aaa
  • There are people out there though . . . - aaa
  • yea, whatever . . . - not enough credit
  • She was probably surprised that you knew that. After all, we just "type what we hear," right? - Deb
  • I get this from the medical profession, too - - NYMT
  • Consider the source. DD in hospital this summer sm - deni
  • Actually I have the opposite experience. Everyone - s/m
    • When I first started out 20 years ago. - MT
    • Get asked if I am a nurse - lk
    • I get this too...especially my in-laws... - OrthoMT
    • I too get the opposite - sm
    • I actually get that as well - PAMT~MDM
    • I get that as well... - SM
      • Same here - Old part-timer
  • My husband had a kidney stone - sm

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