the ward I work at, where so many patients are suffering from booze related delirium, masks really make life harder,
when half your face is coverd and no expressions can be seen behind the mask, it usually makes the patient fearful..and I know it's against the rules,but I usually take the mask of and it makes all the difference in the world for the patient..
and just to make things clear, I don't give a hoot, what the color or origin of my co-worker is, you know the works, you don't slack, you help others, you know the lingo you're okay in my books, miss any of these...you'll prolly be chewed up alive and spitted out...and if you suck as a doc, I will tell you....