April 11, 2008
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Halfway through my pediatrics rotation, and some random things I felt i should share:
1. Little kids in little hospital gowns standing next to adult size IV poles is incredibly cute. I feel like we should make mini poles like they have the mini shopping carts. But then we would need mini nurses to bring them in. and that way lies madness.
2. Some babies are cuter than others. I am sorry parents, but it is true.
3. I do not think i managed to play with the babies nearly as often as I should have while working on the floors. Instead i used that time to study. Hopefully i have learned from my mistakes
4. I do not like the number 4
5. Some women should be out and out sterilized even before they should be allowed to have a child. Unethical? maybe, maybe not. If you saw how some of them treat their children, you might agree. And yes, sick babies can be frustrating, but 2 month olds do not have the facultative capabilities to understand “shut up, i am on the phone.”
6. You think delivering bad news to adults is bad? It is a whole other world when you have to tell a parent their child has leukemia or any other buzzword illness associated with death or cancer. The attending I admire says his tradition ever since he was a resident is after delivering bad news, hand your pager off to someone else to cover for you, and just go somewhere you can be alone for 15 minutes. Anytime his residents have to deliver such news, he takes their pagers and forces them on this brief sabbatical to just let it sink in. I hope i am fortunate enough to have such people to work for, and with when i am in residency
7. I am finished with working on the floors, and now begin two weeks of outpatient peds clinic, followed by 1 week of nursery. I am going to miss the floors, as i generally prefer them to outpatient clinic. Still not sure why, but at this point in time, i simply enjoy being in the hospital, even when i dont like it.
8. Stereotypes are based in truth. Hate me for saying it, but you cant argue. That has just been driven home time and time again working at this particular community hospital.
And i am tired of making a list. Just a few words to those of you who have been following along since i moved to xanga almost 5 years ago now. Thanks for reading, commenting, and subscribing. I have changed my writing style and gimmicks quite a lot in the last 5 years, and i dont know how some of you found me, or why you keep coming back, but I appreciate it.
In other news, I am gearing up to give this site a major overhaul in the next year when I finally graduate and get that fancy degree for which i am going to school. So the question I pose to you is…do I rename the site from Look! A Decoy!, or do i open up a new site exclusively for residency and beyond? And if so, would you follow me to a mostly medical based weblog, or would you prefer my usual antics (which have admittely been less anticky of late)
Discuss. I still have time, though sometimes it feels like it is all bearing down on me too quickly.
and yeah, still not planning on going into peds-like the kids, cant deal with parents
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Yay for you. You got the best schedule for Peds! I started out on Outpatient, nursery during which time I was sick and exhausted from all the kiddies with their contagious winter URIs and flus in clinic, and then ended on inpatient during which time I was so busy and stressed that my studying suffered. Now you will have plenty of time to fit in the reading you need, go you! Almost done with 3rd year!
I also wanted to add that a lack of education/common sense and not understanding of child development can cause things like what you saw/heard (re: the mother yelling at her 2 month old to shut up when she’s on the phone). I was definitely in for a surprise with my oldest–it took me, my husband, my mother in law, hubby’s uncle and aunt to console him; he was not the textbook baby who would stop crying if you just picked him up. My brother and I were pretty easy kids, so my mom was at a loss as to how to advise me when it came to my struggles with my children–that and my oldest two are only 1 year and 2 days apart. (NOTE to the ladies–breastfeeding on demand does NOT guarantee that your fertility won’t return quickly). It’s tough being a parent when you don’t have family support; no one tells you how isolating it can be. My mother in law raised 8 children–she’s 74, but in the country where she lives, she had the support of her family, friends from childhood, neighbors, the whole 9 yards which made her job easier. Anyway, just the ramblings of a tired parent/pregnant lady about to pop.
re: number 13–in the hospital where my husband works, there is no 13th floor–the psych floor is on the 14th floor. Interesting. I’d enjoy reading about your adventures in residency in whichever specialty you choose. Psych is interesting and medicine is a lot of work, for the record. re: sick babies, yes, definitely frustrating, but sick toddlers are even moreso. I do recall, though one time when my older son was 4 months old and nothing that I tried could calm his crying, not nursing him, not rocking/swaying with him, not burping him, nothing–for 2 hours. I ended up kicking a hole in the wall. I never felt so ashamed in my life, but honestly sometimes a baby can drive a person to distraction; it happens to the best of us.
oooooh the nursery! get ready for cuteness overload (or just lots of crying slash poopy diapers?)
and yessss to your ny visit.
Check this out… apparently in Korea, the number 4 (pronounced “sah”)is considered unlucky. It’s the equivalent of 13 in the States, so apartments don’t have an 4th floor. The term for mass murderer (Slayer!!!) has the number 4 in it… “sahl-yuk-ja”.
oh, I’ll follow your blogging.
I would say stereotypes are based on some truth, but are blown out of proportion. As far as having those minutes to yourself after delivering devastating news, that sounds if not alleviating then at least helpful. Whatever you choose to do with your blog, remember that it is yours and therefore, a personal decision…I am sure that if you build it, they will come…hehehe, sorry, it’s Friday. Oh, about the babies, they are all cute in that they are babies, but I really dislike being put on the spot about looks.
You know I’ll follow your blogging anywhere it goes. I’m partial to Blogger myself, but I might be biased.