One problem encountered by Junior Resident (JR) doctors
is what clothes to wear while on-call duty in night.
If the doctor wears formal clothes, they are
uncomfortable while the JR is resting or sleeping in between calls. The dress’s
crease and get-up also gets spoilt.
If they wear informal clothes such as track-suits or pajamas,
then they have to either change to formal clothes wasting time or go in
informal clothes to attend call looking unprofessional. Wearing informal dress
has a negative impact on the patient’s and their relative’s perception regarding
the doctor’s professional’s competence.
There is also the problem of spilled blood or other
body fluids spoiling the resident’s expensive clothes while attending patients.
Another frequent problem is regarding attending calls
in emergency rooms. Even in a stable patient with no immediate urgency, the
relatives want the patient to be seen immediately by the on-call doctor. They
pester the emergency room doctors to call the on-call doctor immediately. The
relatives frequently get angry and create scene if the doctor do not come
instantaneously.
Dr. Dev (fictional name) has noticed that for JRs from
surgical branches, there is lots of advantage in changing to OT (Operation
Theater) dress, while on night duty in the hospital,
The OT dress is both comfortable and looks
professional at same time.
There is also no worry regarding spilled blood or
other body fluids spoiling your expensive clothes. If such a mishap occurs,
just change to another pair of OT dress and let the hospital laundry worry
about getting the stains out of the clothes.
An additional benefit of attending emergency call in
OT dress, is that the emergency room doctor can give the excuse, that the
on-call doctor is doing a life-saving operation and will come as soon as free.
When the on-call doctor comes in OT dress, this gets confirmed, soothing the
patient’s and relatives temper.
A word of precaution. OT dress once worn out of OT
becomes as good or as bad as normal street clothes in term of OT wear.
Therefore, never actually go into OT while wearing OT dress worn in non-OT area
of hospital. Change to fresh set of OT clothes before going into OT.
— NKD
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