September 22, 2009

• Puttering Around

  Once again it’s been a while since I wandered back here.

  Why haven’t I been posting lately?

  1. It’s not because I dont have the time. Working in a hospital is often periods of intense staring at a computer screen to follow labs, images and write orders, followed by periods of leisurely staring at a computer screen to hone my crossword skills or check email. Occasionally we even get up and see patients. Not too often, though, dont want to give people the wrong idea

  2. It’s not because I dont have stories to tell. The learning curve, while steep, has been rocketing up the last few weeks and I feel like chuckling at the me of only a month ago who was scared to write an order for cough syrup because he didnt feel confident enough in his own ability. I have now made several of my own succesful diagnoses, I have added in orders and suggestions that those above me had not thought to, I have spent several nights successfully covering 80 or more patients without the need to phone the superior to check my decisions. And it has all worked out. I am sure there are stories in there somewhere, but I havent found how to tell them in a way I feel will make those of you loyal enough to keep visiting really understand what it’s like

  3. It’s not because of twitter or facebook. I know I know, there is a huge war going on between “traditional” blogging services and “microblogging” functions like status updates, but the things I put on each are usually totally unrelated, nor has the stream of consciousness style of updating led me to burnout on longer sessions

  I guess it’s just mostly been ennui and inertia. You fall into these habits of writing furiously for weeks, and then things seem to settle into a routine and you just have trouble trying to get going again.

  All of which is a long way of telling those of you who loyally keep returning to just bear with me for a few weeks til I switch services off night float

  I’m still here.

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