mistakes during intern year

[drjedi]

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they say if you commit mistakes during intern year then people above you will put it in record and it will be there for ever. is it true? i thought intern year is to learn things around and you are bound to make mistakes. how bad that mistake in record will hurt you??? your reply will be appreciated. thanks

 

[ekydrd]

Depends on the mistake. If you have been told several times about a deficiency, and still make the same mistake, it will go in your record and can hurt you in the long run. But if you make a mistake and work to correct it then there usually isn't a mark on your "permanent" record. Work hard, listen to your faculty and upper level residents, and don't piss off the nurses and you'll be fine.

 

[bones4u]

Where exactly is this "permanent record"? and who keeps track of it? where does it end up...

I've always wondered these great mysteries....

 

[Winged Scapula]

Like Mechelle says, it depends on what the mistake is.

We all make mistakes, it would be foolish to think you can do a residency without that experience.

However, some mistakes are more aggregious than others, and may result in a mark on your "permanent record":

- repeated errors without effort to learn/change behavior
- theft/falsifying records/willful endagerment of patients, etc
- drg/ETOH abuse which results in impaired function at work

I think whomever told you that simple mistakes we all make as interns (ie, forget to order or check on a lab; give Tylenol to someone NPO, etc.) goes into some database destined to ruin you forever was just yanking your chain.🙄

 

[BlondeDocteur]

This sounds vaguely like something I was threatened with back in elementary school.