Residency Life
So it's been about a month since Don started residency. I've got to tell you, I don't like it! I'm most definitely positive he's not a fan, either. I am glad he's working and able to save, but I can see how miserable his life is. It makes me feel better, though, knowing that when I see him, he doesn't seem as miserable as he must be like at work. Not to be big-headed, but I can tell I make him feel better than when I'm not with him and I can tell because he doesn't seem miserable around me, like I brighten his mood or something.
Anywho... I do miss him. One more day, then we can have more than our two hour days with each other. That's why I'd rather sleep all day. He's my highlight, even if it's only two hours. But I will say this, two hours is never enough time. Any amount of time is never enough time with him. I'm glad we part ways and miss each other and are able to appreciate each other when we finally do get to see him, but I'm not playing around, this shit is rough. And when I work and he's house officer working 12-hour shifts, also... I definitely do NOT see him. I can't imagine what September will be like when he's got a month of 12-hour midnight shifts. It'll be good since I'm on the midnight shift sleep schedule, but I don't know.
I feel bad because during his two week house officer term, he's been running around like crazy. The "culture" (as he likes to phrase it) is waaaay different from other hospitals I'm used to. The nurses call him for everything if the attending is not in the hospital and the attendings, when called, request for the nurses to call the house officer because they aren't in the building. It's not in the best interest of the patient's safety that the house officer make decisions in the patient's care when the house officer isn't on that patient's case. The house officer should only be called for emergent, acute things such as a quick onset of an allergic reaction or bleeding that won't stop. The house officer, in regards to medications, should only write one-time orders especially when it comes to pain medication.
Where I work, it was almost absurd to call a house officer during days. I've never heard of such thing. You're always supposed to call the attending or surgeon first for such orders. If you don't, the house officer will question if you called the attending first and the attending/surgeon would ask why you didn't call them for orders.
Don's last day as house officer is tomorrow and then he starts his OB rotation! Yay? He'll get to be all up in the vag's popping babies out! At least he'll be prepared when one day we'll have our children.
Anywho... I do miss him. One more day, then we can have more than our two hour days with each other. That's why I'd rather sleep all day. He's my highlight, even if it's only two hours. But I will say this, two hours is never enough time. Any amount of time is never enough time with him. I'm glad we part ways and miss each other and are able to appreciate each other when we finally do get to see him, but I'm not playing around, this shit is rough. And when I work and he's house officer working 12-hour shifts, also... I definitely do NOT see him. I can't imagine what September will be like when he's got a month of 12-hour midnight shifts. It'll be good since I'm on the midnight shift sleep schedule, but I don't know.
I feel bad because during his two week house officer term, he's been running around like crazy. The "culture" (as he likes to phrase it) is waaaay different from other hospitals I'm used to. The nurses call him for everything if the attending is not in the hospital and the attendings, when called, request for the nurses to call the house officer because they aren't in the building. It's not in the best interest of the patient's safety that the house officer make decisions in the patient's care when the house officer isn't on that patient's case. The house officer should only be called for emergent, acute things such as a quick onset of an allergic reaction or bleeding that won't stop. The house officer, in regards to medications, should only write one-time orders especially when it comes to pain medication.
Where I work, it was almost absurd to call a house officer during days. I've never heard of such thing. You're always supposed to call the attending or surgeon first for such orders. If you don't, the house officer will question if you called the attending first and the attending/surgeon would ask why you didn't call them for orders.
Don's last day as house officer is tomorrow and then he starts his OB rotation! Yay? He'll get to be all up in the vag's popping babies out! At least he'll be prepared when one day we'll have our children.