There was a general surgeon, very good in fact, and around the Christmas season, it seemed like he was working double-time for the money.

A Blessing Or A Bust

Surgical intervention
Can be a blessing or a bust,
Is the surgeon a skilled practitioner
Does he radiate with trust,
Does he operate in honesty
To fix the part that's lame,
Does he understand the principle
That life is not a game.

Or does he check with his accountant
Before the Christmas season,
And then perform more surgeries
For some financial reason,
Does he tend to wield his knife
Instead of pursuing a conventional course,
Does he wager his opinions
With a subtle show of force.

The poor consumer public
Has little way of knowing,
Just what kind of feathers
These doctor birds are showing,
So as nurses in the mainstream
Of the healthcare mess today,
We have an obligation
To guide the rules of play.

Fibril_late; 4/93