This week-Just get throught the first paragraph :)

OK, this is a rant and I will say sorry in advance. We are all adults in class, so when the professor is lecturing on a Friday afternoon let NOT ask questions that have nothing to do with the content. That just makes us have to stay longer. OK, not I'm done.

What I really want to write about is my experience in at the Good New Clinic this week. The majority of the worker there are volunteers, with only a handful actual paid employees. It was interesting to see the difference between working in a family practice/internal medicine atmosphere that we free to the public (if you qualify) and a private practive.

In the private practice the front desk secretary has to be as nice as possible to the patient because her job and pay check depend on it. If the patients complain about the service she gives it reflects poorly on her and any advancements in the furture. In the public health atmosphere the front desk secretary is nice but she does not have to be sickly sweet nice because more then likly she is not getting paid.

The pace of the day is very different. Granted it is summer time and it is slower in general, but the Doctors are volunteering their time so they done have a full schedule. What I mean is that the patients are not double and triple booked. This because they will not get paid any more if they see any more patients because they are not getting paid. Now on the other hand the private practice Doctors will double and triple book because they will be banking away the dollars. They more people they see and cram in the more money they get in the end.

What was best of all this week at GNC was the fact there is a place people can turn to if they are down & out and they need medical attention. It was nice to see a different aspect of nursing but I don't think community/public health nursing is at the top of the list for me.