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Have you seen vascular surgery? ALL of their patients are chronic.
Vascular surg does a lot of endovascular stuff now as well. In any case, I said generally.
Have you seen vascular surgery? ALL of their patients are chronic.
Tough call between vascular and transplant...
I would say transplant is a tad worse but livers are less frequently transplanted. On the other hand, amputations are done pretty frequently for diabetic feet.
Amputations = the only thing about vascular surgery I'm looking forward to... because I get to DO something!
Im with you on hating surgery. The whole atmosphere just reeks of negative vibes. Never seen so many Dementors in one place anywhere else. But, remember, at least you do not have a nurse as your preceptor. Looking forward to that **** again.
Come on dude--you can't drop that and just leave. Tell the f'in story!Was it a NP?
I have a story about a nursery nurse. I'm not sure if I'm ready to tell it, but it was equal parts frustrating and hilarious.
This is poor education. You can read all the casebooks and surgical texts you want, but you need a resident or attending teaching you.Nope, not even a BSN, I think an associates degree nurse whos been an OR nurse first assist for awhile. Granted, she can teach me alot about scrubbing in and suturing and all that jazz, but I am learning nothing about indications for surgery, alternatives, post-op care, etc etc etc. I start on my second surgery rotation tomorrow and it is going to be the same **** all over again. Yay! Think I am just going to sign-up for the interesting cases and then get the F out as quick as I can.
Nope, not even a BSN, I think an associates degree nurse whos been an OR nurse first assist for awhile. Granted, she can teach me alot about scrubbing in and suturing and all that jazz, but I am learning nothing about indications for surgery, alternatives, post-op care, etc etc etc. I start on my second surgery rotation tomorrow and it is going to be the same **** all over again. Yay! Think I am just going to sign-up for the interesting cases and then get the F out as quick as I can.
but you need a resident or attending teaching you.
On the other hand, nurses have taught me a huge amount of things arrogant attendings and overworked residents never did: how to draw blood, how to put an I.V in, how to navigate the electronic medical records, how to get vitals in Labor and Delivery, how to properly move patients, how to put a foley in, how to properly care for a pressure ulcer, etc etc.
Thank God for nurses.
uh.... yea all that is **** that you'll never do as a doctor... they essentially taught you how to become a great nurse
uh.... yea all that is **** that you'll never do as a doctor... they essentially taught you how to become a great nurse
You'll never navigate the electronic medical record as a doctor?
Indirectly. Medical students marionette the residents' hands whenever they need to use them to expend less energy. I thought this was pretty universal.
uh.... yea all that is **** that you'll never do as a doctor... they essentially taught you how to become a great nurse
to be honest, nurses are better at drawing IVs than MDs....it's just about experience
Most definitely true.
The OR primarily. Also the hours. Surgery is not fast-paced. It is tedious. It is boring. It takes forever. I'm not interested by the procedures or the technique. I don't like the personalities surgery attracts. I'm way too laid back to want to surround myself with these people. Here's to hoping time flies by.What don't you like about surgery?
That's how I felt about third year and that was last year for me. All my rotations were really good, even though we were there every day and in some rotations for long hours. In at least half but in many cases most to all rotations we were allowed to do things independently and all rotations were structured with an emphasis on education. They were busy but involved and the residents in all the fields were happy and interesting in their own right. I'd say on those rotations where I was very busy like say medicine where I did q4 30 hr call with only a couple hours of sleep I wouldn't have said I liked it or would have preferred being there to somewhere fun but it actually was pretty fun because I was allowed to do alot and learn alot and carry 3-4 patients(split the team with the intern) under a senior. The rotations where I was less busy(like outpatient/clinics) were actually more of a drag because you'd spend more of the day twiddling your thumbs even though they'd be less hours and waking up late.
That's how I felt about third year and that was last year for me. All my rotations were really good, even though we were there every day and in some rotations for long hours. In at least half but in many cases most to all rotations we were allowed to do things independently and all rotations were structured with an emphasis on education. They were busy but involved and the residents in all the fields were happy and interesting in their own right. I'd say on those rotations where I was very busy like say medicine where I did q4 30 hr call with only a couple hours of sleep I wouldn't have said I liked it or would have preferred being there to somewhere fun but it actually was pretty fun because I was allowed to do alot and learn alot and carry 3-4 patients(split the team with the intern) under a senior. The rotations where I was less busy(like outpatient/clinics) were actually more of a drag because you'd spend more of the day twiddling your thumbs even though they'd be less hours and waking up late.
how are you illixir ?