9.) Adults smell much worse than kids
8.) Shameless drug seeking - some of these people should be Academy nominated actors and others . . . well . . . bless their hearts
7.) These "hump" shifts: 9-7 is a terrible shift. You shouldn't really eat while you are in the ED and I am a full on member of the geriatric club and prefer to have dinner at 5:30 - not 8:30. Maybe even at 5 since I am skipping lunch.
6.) Parking at UK at 9am - if you live in Lexington you just groaned internally.
5.) I don't like having to tell people they have STD's or discuss their drug issues - this occurs, at worst, 4 times a month in Peds and I am usually not discussing meth or heroin. (A patient told me he started doing heroin before the age of 10! 10! I read "Are you there God, its me Margaret" when I was 10 and still didn't understand the whole process!
4.) I don't get to hang with my friends (at least not very many anyway) - only one peds resident does this rotation a month so I am alone :-(.
3.) I am reminded of how ridiculous people are and how much their ridiculousness is wasting my tax money on an hourly basis.
2.) The ER can be kind of a sad place sometimes . . . I attend deliveries and 9/10 times I see tears, they are tears of happiness.
1.) I have discussed anal warts more in one week than I have in my entire life. Vom-it
So seriously, aside from above, I actually kind of like the ER. Its a nice change of pace, I have met some fun residents (some from family, some from IM, some from ER), and I actually do like taking care of adults (its just been over a year since the last time I saw someone over the age of 25, so I've had to clear the cobwebs). My favorite part of taking care of adults are the "come to Jesus meetings" you can have with adults that you can't have with most kids or their families. You know the "your life can go two directions from this point depending on how much responsibility you take for your health" talks. That's really what I liked the most about adults anyway - you can empower people with knowledge and tools and give them the option. I should be a life coach, haha! I have 10 more shifts and next month I go to Peds HemeOnc (kiddos with cancer) so probably a tearful month. I wish I cold share some ER stories but honestly they are so specific I don't think I could leave out enough details to keep 100% private. Lo siento amigos.
1 comment:
Oh Rachel...hang in there. At least you don't mind the "come to Jesus" talks...the ER residents probably hate them. And I agree...adults do smell worse...baby poop -who cares...big people poop - totally gross. The smell of funus infected diabetic feet has never been forgotten in my nose. 10 more shifts girl...you're awesome!
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