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August 19, 2004

Baby Docs

So, I think Doogie Howser works at the hospital. Or at least 50 carbon copies of him do. And strangely enough, it seems that even after only two months of being in school (as compared to the four years of medical school that they have been through), we as nursing students have more common sense and general good judgement than they do.

They write orders, discontinue them, write a new one, discontinue that, write two orders for the same drug, switch medications on whim and really basically have no idea what they are doing, yet are the first line of reference when the nursing staff or patients have questions.

I know people have to learn sometime, but really... I feel like they should be in diapers. There is this one intern who is the quintessential "just out of medical school running around like a chicken with his head cut off jolt cola drinking spazz boy who can now work with sick people" and I see him coming and just want to pat him on the shoulder and be like, "Go back to your playpen....Baby."

I can't wait until I have been doing this for 10 years and get totally fed up with newbies.

Even though I am a newbie.

It's just different. Really.

Posted by missfitsandstarts at August 19, 2004 11:12 PM

Comments

I find this post slightly... scary!!! I don't want to deal with doctors that are in training and younger than I!! I want a REAL doctor!!!

Posted by: amy at August 20, 2004 01:12 AM

Oh no! Don't worry too much! They have about 6 senior staff that are constantly reviewing everything that the younger docs do. It's more of a hassle for the nurses. And yeah, it's definitely a little scary. MMmmmm for teaching hospitals. But it's ok, really.

Posted by: Miss FitsandStarts at August 21, 2004 02:24 AM