I'm not sure of what you are after....
Some docs are jerks - some are not. Some nurses are jerks - some are not. Some Techs are jerks - some are not....get my drift?
The only blanket statements I can come up with are...to be nice to those that have more experience. Keep your eyes and ears open. Don't bust balls. Don't forget where you came from. (I get told that last one a lot lately since I, too, will be attending medschool this Fall.)
You can follow my little "saga" of our new ER doc on the other thread. She came in all ball$ to the wall, take charge...welp, her body count is up to about 6-8 people now in the last 2 yrs. Nursing does not support her. She's been hung out to dry in court for malpractice/negligence. The Office of Professional Misconduct has called twice to my personal witness. Since I have confronted her, she no longer busts MY hump (unfortunately, she's still on other's backs). As a consequence, I now cover her a$$ more than I used to.
First EX (before I spoke with her): Pt came in with severe respiratory distress. Clinically, he needed to be intubated. I found the doc at the desk (bullshi##ing on the phone), presented the pt to her. She waited to go in. Another nurse came up, presented the pt (I went back in the room to prepare to tube). She finally went in after another wait. She ordered another neb tx instead of intubated; farted around a bit more, then finally tubed pt. As a PS...pt died a few minutes later. My nurse's notes (that stood up in court): "MD informed of pt condition (my assessment inserted here). Neb tx initiated per orders. MD informed of change in pt. condition (my assessment here - as pt was about to code). No new orders received." (All of these statements were timed.) Needless to say, my name (and nursing) was taken off the lawsuit.
A more recent EX (after speaking with her): Last R/O CVA (stroke) with ? new onset AFib (irregular heart rhythm), she wanted to give Heparin or Lovenox (blood thinners). Which can be all fine and dandy, but...we hadn't received the Head CT report back to check if she was an ischemic (blood clot) or hemorrhagic (bleeding) type of stroke. Odds would have it, she would be an ischemic type of CVA d/t her AFib (can throw clots) BUT....it would be unwise and unsafe for us to give blood thinners without for sure knowing if she was a big ol' head bleed. So, after she gave me the order, I said, "So, how was the CT?" "I want to give this now," she says. I looked at her. "Oh yeah, let's wait on this," she then says after a pause. As a PS...the patient was a big ol' head bleed. Whew, good thing one of us was thinking or the pt could have had a worse outcome.
So, I guess the moral of the story is...play nice in the sandbox with all the other kids.
Kat