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In "House," impossibly gorgeous physicians miraculously diagnose rare diseases in every episode. Where I work as a nurse, in the Ordinary Hospital, sometimes there's not even a doctor in the house.
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    I thought your article was great, Sally.

    My husband has been fighting a serious cancer since last September, and I've come to realize how much we rely on the the oncologist's support staff for information and care. His doctor is really good, but mostly we deal with extremely competent oncology nurses. For his next round, we've moved to my version of a "beautiful" hospital, but it's rarely the doctors that we interact with.

    I think the various CSI shows have the same problem as House. If you watch them, you would think there is no such thing as detectives....that the (very attractive, sexually active) crime scene investigators are the only ones involved in solving a crime, interviewing witnesses, etc.

    The real world isn't so glamorous.