October 20, 2009
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Things that keep me sane
Residency is hard work. There’s a lot to keep track of, whether it is patient care issues, studying for licensing exams, or just wondering about my overall performance and what the other residents/interns think of me. Am I the intern that has the horrible notes? or the one who everyone is glad to have on their team? I know the medication i need to prescribe, but what is the proper dosage and why does everyone but me know it? WHY DOES THE PAGER KEEP GOING OFF?
So with the minute little stresses throughout the day, it’s important to find ways to keep myself grounded in reality. Or at least my reality. So what helps me get through those stressful days?
–Taking the stairs from the 6th to 7th floor and pausing to look at the hollywood sign through the glass wall
–shouting “wheee” and throwing my hands up as i enter the steep highway ramp on my way home from work
–wandering the halls of the hospital humming whitesnake when nobody’s looking (and journey when they are)
–checking off boxes on my to do list for patients
what helps keep YOU sane?
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When shit hits the fan, I take 3 deep breaths and picture the cup of coffee and sandwich waiting for me. lol
@afreakforjc - tell me about it. loving the stories btw
@justgotspaid - here i go again, obviously…is there any more perfect hospital song?
Which Whitesnake song?
I play Sorority Life (facebook and myspace) obsessively.
Ah yeah, checking off the boxes. Nothing better than checking off a box!
@Agent_Eric - perfect song, right? like a drifter i was born to walk alone…
here I go again on my own
oh yeah and Spider Solitaire.
writing…its my first love.
watching my son while he’s asleep – as clingy as he can be my “reset” button is always pushed when I watch him sleep
–shouting “wheee” and throwing my hands up as i enter the steep highway ramp on my way home from work -> very safe.
also, trust me, everyone’s just pretending too. nobody really knows 100% what they are doing. They look at you and think, “SHIT why does Josh know what he’s doing…?!” Besides, in a couple of years, you can look at the new med school grads and sneer at them haha!
drinking hehe