CLINIC TALK – MACAM2 ADA

• One of our RTU (Radiotherapy Unit) patients was supposed to have a blood test done at the Klinik Pakar (Specialist Clinic) which is situated at a different block. She asked my Staff Nurse for direction & also the spelling of Klinik Pakar. “Is it Klinik B-A-K-A-R?” she said. I was so tickled that after the patient left, I told my nurse, “Since when is our Specialist Clinic on fire?”

• At the RTU Clinic, a female patient suddenly came into the room when I was still seeing another patient. It was rude for her to do so especially when her name was not being called yet & I was still having another patient in the room. I was about to give her a piece of my mind when she told me, “My husband asked me to jump queue because he’s very hungry.”

• All the four MO (Medical Officer) Rooms at RTU clinic are inter-connected. Once, when my colleague next door was talking to a patient, we heard her say, “Awak ok ke? Kencing bagus? Ada sakit perut?” It was quite a busy day with patients coming in to the clinic almost non-stop. Before the patient replied to the questions, my assisting Staff Nurse said, “Saya yang tak ok. Dari pagi belum kencing lagi. Perut sudah sakit.”