Wednesday, February 25, 2009

A conversation with a patient today. I am not making this up.

Me: I know you two are in a happy place right now, but you told me the abuse has been going on for years, and it's likely to happen again. You don't deserve to be treated like that.

Patient: Thank you. I know you're right because I watch a lot of LMN-Lifetime Movie Network.

Me: [Pause where I have no idea what to say. I decide to ignore it.] Yeah, no one should ever hit you. So when you're ready to talk about getting to a safer place, I want to help. Let me know.

Can I include this in my yearly self-eval? Along with the time I buffed a guy's feet with a nail file to get the layers of fungus and skin cells off? That should count for more than "commitment to team" and "attitude- a positive force."