Multi entries about today... Which are basically all the same...
Entry 1: 11:54 A.M.
Maybe I should just leave... Julia and Ron called. Well Julia. Not coming in. I on the other hand decided to come in, do my call. See and L&D (Labor and Delivery). Expect a full day... But at this point... So I get in. Resident is like go examine the babies. Read up on it and do it to all the babies to learn. That's understandable. Another student from another school comes in. We just wait for rounds to start. I started reading the neonatology section of blueprints. At some point this nurse tells us to wait in the on call room. Go there. Later this cleaning lady tells us to leave so she can clean. The resident who told me to read up asks me if I did. No... I didn't seem to find it in Blueprints... Anyway, she said I wasted my time and I should go to the nursery and ask the intern to show me. Go there. Help with a blood draw. Rounds starts. Attending got called away. Residents talking about something... One tells me to leave. OK... So in car, eating, typing. Do I go back? At this point all I want is my signature and to go home. I don't feel good either. Certainly not coming in tomorrow. Dunno about Friday. It is just grand rounds...
There was this woman... Looked so familiar... Saw her in the NICU later. She's like I know you... You helped with my son. Oh her... Said he's doing well. I forgot she was an ICU nurse.
Walked out of L&D... This girl approached me. Asked me if spotting is normal. First off, I was thrown off... Then... Should I really be answering? I'm a med student... Certainly not authorized to give her any info either way. Then... In the middle of a hallway... Is that ethical? I just said, I'm not sure. I mean, I'm not. I'd need a full history, and even in that case, I'd probably still have no clue. A doctor was behind me. I don't know what she did.
I don't even know if I should kill a lot of time in my car or just go back up to the NICU and sit around / read. Maybe if they see I'm bored they can sign my damn thing and I can leave, like soon...
Got confirmation that I can do ID and Neuro at Wyckoff. May / July respectively. Have time off for AZ and HH, if we go to the latter... Mom gave me permission to go with just 7500centfish. Hehe... Can I go alone alone? Don't know if I could do the drive / what I'd do. I'd probably be to lazy / hesitant to explore around. Anyway, I'm also trying to set up Radiology at Maimonides. I think that's where Val went, yet I don't see his name on the resident list. Also interested in Geriatrics. Trying to see what they have at Lutheran, but I don't see a medical education thing on their webpage. Boris is there. He still needs to hook me up with his nephew. Lol.
Entry 2: Time: 1:13 P.M.
OMG... So I'm done with lunch. Went to NICU / nursery / L&D. No residents to be seen... In the library now... Want to scope out the hangouts again in a few. Ask Padma to sign my thing and leave. This is freaking retarded!!! I feel like crap!!! I just want to go home and sleep. But no... I have to be here. Seriously if I were learning something / doing something I wouldn't mind. But... I'm playing find the resident and they seem to feel I'm in the way. Ugh. Maybe I should go back to the NICU and study. Geeze...
Entry 3: Time: 2:03 P.M.
So I'm back in my car... And it's not moving... Nor will it anytime soon.
After lunch, I went in search of residents. I find Padma. I ask her if she can sign the thing. She's like sure... Till when are you supposed to be here. 5 to 11, but... OK, give it to me at 5. I then asked if there are L&Ds. Rumor is no... Great... Then I asked if there's anything I can do. She basically implied no. Another resident that was there was like I know what you can do. She whipped out 3 xrays. I was thinking... You better be telling me to return them to the file room... Get them read. Ugh. I hate that! I need to know the patient at least! Then I get there. Dr. Menken isn't in. Then the Dr covering was nowhere to be found. So I just popped the files back. Seriously, I'm not scutting for you or at least not minding it if you respect me. I'm not even freaking showing my face back there till it's at least 4. I'll say we usually have lecture at this time, so I decided to study. Then the other resident on call will ask me if I learned a newborn exam yet / read on it. No. Seriously, I'm so pissed off!
God... Maybe I should just sleep for 2 hours. Or I could play scrabble... That's what I did for the past 2 days in my car. I'm such a loser!
Entry 4: Time: 3:50 P.M.
God... I so don't want to go back and look for something to do. Cause frankly I don't want to do it. Then that res is gonna ask me if I examined the babies. You know what, it is a freaking waste of my time cause there is nothing for me to do / I just don't want to do it. Freaking send me home!
Entry 5: Time: 4:36 P.M.
So I went back up. They were signing out. She's like check if there's any L&Ds happening in 2 hours. When do students on call usually get out? 6... Nothing happening. OK, then read some of the patients charts, if you want... I was gonna ask her about a newborn exam, but... I don't want to burden her. Hm... I am in a library... Maybe I can use a book! Once again, avoiding the other resident like the plague. Am I gonna resort to going back to my car till 6? This is so retarded!!!
Entry 6: Current
So I finally got that intern to teach me the newborn exam. Actually she volunteered. She was gonna teach me how to fill out the info on the mother, with stuff on the comp, but she had to talk to some family and gave me the choice to leave, so I left. I also reviewed a few charts. Basically a majority of the NICU pts are there for prematurity / presumed sepsis. What's with everyone and their mother, literally having GBS!?!
Cutting tomorrow again. Dr. Bekar is again out cause Jewish holidays. Did I ever tell you I love Jews? Lol. Actually I take that back... I love Jews that don't park on my street on Jewish holidays.
7500centfish sent me this site, old sierra games. Sent it to sparkyboy, hence on Easter he was playing various games. Now me, he and durlxnemesis keep quoting, like "oh chute!" When Laura looks into the laundry chute, falls in. The restart / restore prompt says, "Oh chute!" Then from Monkey's Island, "How appropriate, you fight like a cow." Of course my all time fave, from Laura Bow 2, "Don't touch me, I don't know where you've been!"
Oh yeah, so I was playing The Colonel's Bequest. There's a doctor character. I say, "Ask Wilbur about medicine." Response, "I don't know anything about that." LOL!!! That's reassuring...
Was thinking last night... Maybe even tonight... While in the booth, JJG asked if I ever missed out on mass / my daily prayers. I mean, I don't have set daily prayers, but I say I do pray on a regular basis... From... Not really stupid things... Like protect me while driving as I'm taking a sharp turn, to more serious things. Anyway, last night... I was thinking maybe I do have prayers before bed. Seriously... I'm like please God, help me sleep, get up early in the AM, freaking give me a back massage! Right now my back is killing! It's almost a burning pain though. I'm doped up on 1000mg ASA and 650 Tylenol and I'm still in pain!
I've been listening to JCS nonstop. Maybe that explains the whole increase in writing about religion... Anyway, speaking completely in terms of literature... What's the significance of having Peter deny Jesus and Judas betraying him. I mean, in a sense it can be the same thing, yet the outcome is different. So what is the significance? Or is there no significance cause it happened? Or is it the whole... Suicide thing. Kill yourself, you go to hell and you're forever immortalized as the bad guy? Then... It's OK to feel bad for suicide victims, why can't I feel bad for Judas? I can also argue... The proper Christian thing to do is forgive. God... I'm on crack...
I need to change my default icon. It's too religious. I mean, yeah it's simple, which is nice, but... It makes me feel like I'm a "Jesus Freak," which I'm not. But if you knew it's from JCS it wouldn't be too bad.
Maybe I should just leave... Julia and Ron called. Well Julia. Not coming in. I on the other hand decided to come in, do my call. See and L&D (Labor and Delivery). Expect a full day... But at this point... So I get in. Resident is like go examine the babies. Read up on it and do it to all the babies to learn. That's understandable. Another student from another school comes in. We just wait for rounds to start. I started reading the neonatology section of blueprints. At some point this nurse tells us to wait in the on call room. Go there. Later this cleaning lady tells us to leave so she can clean. The resident who told me to read up asks me if I did. No... I didn't seem to find it in Blueprints... Anyway, she said I wasted my time and I should go to the nursery and ask the intern to show me. Go there. Help with a blood draw. Rounds starts. Attending got called away. Residents talking about something... One tells me to leave. OK... So in car, eating, typing. Do I go back? At this point all I want is my signature and to go home. I don't feel good either. Certainly not coming in tomorrow. Dunno about Friday. It is just grand rounds...
There was this woman... Looked so familiar... Saw her in the NICU later. She's like I know you... You helped with my son. Oh her... Said he's doing well. I forgot she was an ICU nurse.
Walked out of L&D... This girl approached me. Asked me if spotting is normal. First off, I was thrown off... Then... Should I really be answering? I'm a med student... Certainly not authorized to give her any info either way. Then... In the middle of a hallway... Is that ethical? I just said, I'm not sure. I mean, I'm not. I'd need a full history, and even in that case, I'd probably still have no clue. A doctor was behind me. I don't know what she did.
I don't even know if I should kill a lot of time in my car or just go back up to the NICU and sit around / read. Maybe if they see I'm bored they can sign my damn thing and I can leave, like soon...
Got confirmation that I can do ID and Neuro at Wyckoff. May / July respectively. Have time off for AZ and HH, if we go to the latter... Mom gave me permission to go with just 7500centfish. Hehe... Can I go alone alone? Don't know if I could do the drive / what I'd do. I'd probably be to lazy / hesitant to explore around. Anyway, I'm also trying to set up Radiology at Maimonides. I think that's where Val went, yet I don't see his name on the resident list. Also interested in Geriatrics. Trying to see what they have at Lutheran, but I don't see a medical education thing on their webpage. Boris is there. He still needs to hook me up with his nephew. Lol.
Entry 2: Time: 1:13 P.M.
OMG... So I'm done with lunch. Went to NICU / nursery / L&D. No residents to be seen... In the library now... Want to scope out the hangouts again in a few. Ask Padma to sign my thing and leave. This is freaking retarded!!! I feel like crap!!! I just want to go home and sleep. But no... I have to be here. Seriously if I were learning something / doing something I wouldn't mind. But... I'm playing find the resident and they seem to feel I'm in the way. Ugh. Maybe I should go back to the NICU and study. Geeze...
Entry 3: Time: 2:03 P.M.
So I'm back in my car... And it's not moving... Nor will it anytime soon.
After lunch, I went in search of residents. I find Padma. I ask her if she can sign the thing. She's like sure... Till when are you supposed to be here. 5 to 11, but... OK, give it to me at 5. I then asked if there are L&Ds. Rumor is no... Great... Then I asked if there's anything I can do. She basically implied no. Another resident that was there was like I know what you can do. She whipped out 3 xrays. I was thinking... You better be telling me to return them to the file room... Get them read. Ugh. I hate that! I need to know the patient at least! Then I get there. Dr. Menken isn't in. Then the Dr covering was nowhere to be found. So I just popped the files back. Seriously, I'm not scutting for you or at least not minding it if you respect me. I'm not even freaking showing my face back there till it's at least 4. I'll say we usually have lecture at this time, so I decided to study. Then the other resident on call will ask me if I learned a newborn exam yet / read on it. No. Seriously, I'm so pissed off!
God... Maybe I should just sleep for 2 hours. Or I could play scrabble... That's what I did for the past 2 days in my car. I'm such a loser!
Entry 4: Time: 3:50 P.M.
God... I so don't want to go back and look for something to do. Cause frankly I don't want to do it. Then that res is gonna ask me if I examined the babies. You know what, it is a freaking waste of my time cause there is nothing for me to do / I just don't want to do it. Freaking send me home!
Entry 5: Time: 4:36 P.M.
So I went back up. They were signing out. She's like check if there's any L&Ds happening in 2 hours. When do students on call usually get out? 6... Nothing happening. OK, then read some of the patients charts, if you want... I was gonna ask her about a newborn exam, but... I don't want to burden her. Hm... I am in a library... Maybe I can use a book! Once again, avoiding the other resident like the plague. Am I gonna resort to going back to my car till 6? This is so retarded!!!
Entry 6: Current
So I finally got that intern to teach me the newborn exam. Actually she volunteered. She was gonna teach me how to fill out the info on the mother, with stuff on the comp, but she had to talk to some family and gave me the choice to leave, so I left. I also reviewed a few charts. Basically a majority of the NICU pts are there for prematurity / presumed sepsis. What's with everyone and their mother, literally having GBS!?!
Cutting tomorrow again. Dr. Bekar is again out cause Jewish holidays. Did I ever tell you I love Jews? Lol. Actually I take that back... I love Jews that don't park on my street on Jewish holidays.
7500centfish sent me this site, old sierra games. Sent it to sparkyboy, hence on Easter he was playing various games. Now me, he and durlxnemesis keep quoting, like "oh chute!" When Laura looks into the laundry chute, falls in. The restart / restore prompt says, "Oh chute!" Then from Monkey's Island, "How appropriate, you fight like a cow." Of course my all time fave, from Laura Bow 2, "Don't touch me, I don't know where you've been!"
Oh yeah, so I was playing The Colonel's Bequest. There's a doctor character. I say, "Ask Wilbur about medicine." Response, "I don't know anything about that." LOL!!! That's reassuring...
Was thinking last night... Maybe even tonight... While in the booth, JJG asked if I ever missed out on mass / my daily prayers. I mean, I don't have set daily prayers, but I say I do pray on a regular basis... From... Not really stupid things... Like protect me while driving as I'm taking a sharp turn, to more serious things. Anyway, last night... I was thinking maybe I do have prayers before bed. Seriously... I'm like please God, help me sleep, get up early in the AM, freaking give me a back massage! Right now my back is killing! It's almost a burning pain though. I'm doped up on 1000mg ASA and 650 Tylenol and I'm still in pain!
I've been listening to JCS nonstop. Maybe that explains the whole increase in writing about religion... Anyway, speaking completely in terms of literature... What's the significance of having Peter deny Jesus and Judas betraying him. I mean, in a sense it can be the same thing, yet the outcome is different. So what is the significance? Or is there no significance cause it happened? Or is it the whole... Suicide thing. Kill yourself, you go to hell and you're forever immortalized as the bad guy? Then... It's OK to feel bad for suicide victims, why can't I feel bad for Judas? I can also argue... The proper Christian thing to do is forgive. God... I'm on crack...
I need to change my default icon. It's too religious. I mean, yeah it's simple, which is nice, but... It makes me feel like I'm a "Jesus Freak," which I'm not. But if you knew it's from JCS it wouldn't be too bad.