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Originally Posted by parent of pre-reg student  Shy and polite is want I think her Tutor wants - she's rather loud and jolly, likes a laugh, not that she's rude, just frank. Wonder if it's the northern accent and lack of middle class standing on ceremony....? ! |
Two points PoP-RS
Traditionally, we were supposed not to be loud and jolly; a textbook just about still in use in my student days included something to the effect that laughter was not appropriate in a pharmacy. It was, though, common in the one where I did my pre-reg!
And sometimes you have to "pull your punches"; find a way of telling a patient that they're a fool without actually using the word. (For example).
And, although a middle-class southerner, I did my pre-reg in the north, in Coronation Street country, where I was regarded as a bit of a curiosity.
However, as a father of three and grandfather of six I sympathise with you; it's a constant surprise that my "children" do the work that they do, and with the people that they do! I sometimes have to pull myself up sharply and remind myself that a lot of the people I work with (when I do) and respect for their knowledge and ability, are the same age as my "little ones"!
Wait until your first grandchild goes to work, or Uni. How can they possibly cope with everything!?!
But they can, and do. Very well!
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