I have to persuade the doctor to change the prescription when his instruction is different from mine

there are cases in which my opinion is different from the treatment strategy

difficulties in liaising with other professionals

I have to order an examination which I think is necessary but the radiography department disagrees

I get caught in the middle when doctors from different departments have different ideas on treatment

getting caught in the middle

Doctors from the same department ask me to take images without regard for my convenience or workload

being inundated with orders at the same time

I have to liaise with other professionals such as doctors and nurses

communicating with other disciplines

There is a time lag between the time when the doctor has finished his treatment and the time when the nurse has completed her nursing work

work completion time variances among different professionals

A pharmacist has to obtain information about emergency patients and deal with medication changes without outside help

having to work without help

feeling pressure as a responsible professional in emergency care

I feel pressure when I have to deal with many patients by myself, being fully aware that there are many patients waiting for their turn to have images taken

knowing many patients are waiting for their turn

It is the doctor who makes the final decision

doctor making the final decision

Nurses are solely responsible for primary care

responsibility for primary care rests on nurses

It is physically tough to work on shifts

unpredictable inflow of patients gives no time to nap

loss of sense of time caused by variable working hours

I feel dull and physically tired after a night shift

During a night shift, there is a continuous flow of walk-in patients, giving me no time to take a rest

When I am on night shift, my sense of time is disturbed

losing sense of time after working long hours on each shift on an ongoing basis

I always have to work overtime and I cannot take days off

I have to work long hours at weekends and on night shift

I have to deal with various types of patients at weekends and in the night when other hospitals are closed

dealing with arriving patients without taking a rest through the night

It is just hustle and bustle when we are extremely busy with arriving patients

There is uncertainty about the inflow of patients and we cannot secure a nap-time in the night

A lot of examinations have to be carried out of emergency patients when I am on night shift

I have no time to take even a little rest when I am on night shift