FinestDoveTruth@FinestDoveTruth
This whole conversation is pointing to one thing…
The Nigerian healthcare sector runs a system where questioning a doctor is seen as disrespect.
You all have gotten so used to being a one man wonder.
And that right there is dangerous.
If you prescribe a medication as a doctor… and a nurse refuses to give it, there must be a reason.
Pause first.
Because you did not spend the entire night with that patient.
You didn’t see every subtle change.
You didn’t hear every complaint.
You didn’t catch every early sign.
That nurse did.
So if they’re holding back a drug, maybe… just maybe… they’re protecting the patient.
Same thing with pharmacists.
They don’t just hand out medications blindly.
They question. They double-check. They probe.
Not to challenge your ego—but to protect your license and the patient.
And instead of getting defensive, you should be grateful.
Take something like Dapagliflozin.
Every single time I go to collect it, the pharmacist asks:
“What did the patient come in with?”
“Any other medications?”
“What are the troponin levels?”
Some people hear that and think: “Why are you questioning me?”
I hear that and think: “Good. Someone else is thinking.”
That’s how safety works.
Healthcare is not a one-man show.
It’s a team.
And in a real team:
Nurses can question doctors
Pharmacists can challenge prescriptions
Lab scientists can flag inconsistencies
That’s not disrespect.
That’s professionalism.
The real problem starts when:
You don’t see your colleagues as a team…
You see them as inferior.
That’s when questioning feels like an attack.
Let’s be mature :
Doctors are human.
They can make mistakes.
And sometimes, the person who catches that mistake is:
a nurse, a pharmacist or a lab scientist
The only thing required in that moment is humility.
Because the goal is not to be right.
The goal is to keep the patient alive.
If someone in your team raises a concern and your first reaction is ego instead of curiosity…
Then the problem is not them.
It’s you.