I'm really feeling exhausted at this place I've started residency. I'm going to be anonymous and not give specifics as to the details of the place. I am doing more than 13 patients on the unit and psych is my first rotation.
It seems that schedule doesn't get any lighter as a 2nd and 3rd year either. I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing this? I feel like I'm just putting orders in without much guidance and support of an attending. I'm just googling things and figuring it out on my own.
I'm really nervous that I'm going to screw someone over and cause NMS or something, and in a few years my license will be gone. I just feel like the amount of time I would like to spend with these patients is minimal as well, due to the sheer volume we cover.
Just putting this out there to see if someone else is experiencing this. I really feel that therapy is an essential aspect of our job. We shouldn't just be shoving pills down people's throats. I can't do that if I have to constantly write notes on these people and discharge them.
I'm feeling very frustrated because I don't feel like I'm doing anything to help my patients just by knocking them out cold with benzos and antipsychotics. They'll just be back in a few weeks due to substance abuse.
I feel like voicing my opinion, but what's sad is that my training will never be more than just medication management. Because the attendings are frustrated with the patient population themselves.
It seems that schedule doesn't get any lighter as a 2nd and 3rd year either. I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing this? I feel like I'm just putting orders in without much guidance and support of an attending. I'm just googling things and figuring it out on my own.
I'm really nervous that I'm going to screw someone over and cause NMS or something, and in a few years my license will be gone. I just feel like the amount of time I would like to spend with these patients is minimal as well, due to the sheer volume we cover.
Just putting this out there to see if someone else is experiencing this. I really feel that therapy is an essential aspect of our job. We shouldn't just be shoving pills down people's throats. I can't do that if I have to constantly write notes on these people and discharge them.
I'm feeling very frustrated because I don't feel like I'm doing anything to help my patients just by knocking them out cold with benzos and antipsychotics. They'll just be back in a few weeks due to substance abuse.
I feel like voicing my opinion, but what's sad is that my training will never be more than just medication management. Because the attendings are frustrated with the patient population themselves.