© Patty Fitts. All Rights Reserved. Buford walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Buford said, “Shingles.” So she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aide came out and asked Buford what he had.
Buford said, “Shingles.”
So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Buford to wait in the examining room. A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Buford what he had.
Buford said, “Shingles.”
So the nurse gave Buford a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Buford to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.
An hour later the doctor came in and asked Buford what he had.
Buford said, “Shingles.”
The doctor asked, “Where?”
Buford said, “Outside on the truck. Where do you want them?”
Good communication means gathering all the information necessary. Too often we act on assumptions that may or may not be valid.
© 2006, John C. Fitts, III. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted from Grace Drops, Volume 4 (2006).
Buford said, “Shingles.”
So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Buford to wait in the examining room. A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Buford what he had.
Buford said, “Shingles.”
So the nurse gave Buford a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Buford to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.
An hour later the doctor came in and asked Buford what he had.
Buford said, “Shingles.”
The doctor asked, “Where?”
Buford said, “Outside on the truck. Where do you want them?”
Good communication means gathering all the information necessary. Too often we act on assumptions that may or may not be valid.
© 2006, John C. Fitts, III. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted from Grace Drops, Volume 4 (2006).
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