My first ob+gyn call night
Today I'm post call from first day of Ob+gyn...I reached home in the morning at about 10 am...feeling abit tired..but not too bad...step into my room..oh man..my room is so cold...even worse than an eskimo igloo..(i supposed they are very warm)...in order to save the heating...we switched it off whenever we are out of the house...I was away for more than 24 hours..and it's -24 C outside..feel like -30 C ....I immediately switched on the heater...wearing two sweaters..walking up and down to find a warm spot...
Thinking about the dinner I got last night..it's a real good one man...I was too cunning from cheating a good meal..how? hmmm....usually if we on call..we can only get a hospital union meal..I walked into the cafeteria..saw mash of dunno what disgusting meat with sauces..and the other side was nice roasted chicken legs...immediately I know which one is the union meal...I was too sick of eating that chunk of food..i called for the chicken leg..with green beans and potatoes...walked to the cashier...without uncover my food..I said: 'union meal..on call pls...'
I'm bad..huh?
What about the call last night ? It's not a bad one at all...I got to sleep from 12:30 am to 5:30 am....oh yes..the call room...I think it's worth to describe it a little bit more here...I walked into the room..first passed a short way and a kid's size small bed was pathetically lying on my left side..on top was a mess with two brownish (I supposed it's white at the beginning) plastic pillows and thin-like a bed sheet blanket ( I still wonder it's a bed sheet or a blanket). On the right side lay pieces of dusky unwanted furnitures (table, chair, old lamp..ect). A typical medical student call room... Without hesitation...I walked to the ward..took two pieces of patient's bed protector...put one on top of the pillow and one on the bed itself...and threw myself on the bed without having too much complaint...as I was too tired to think much...before I felt asleep..never forgot to hang my two pagers around my collar...so that i would be able to wake up if I get page...I woke up twice in the mid-night...by the cold running right into my bone...it's a chilling night...at about 5:30 am...I was paged...I jumped up...rushed to the case room....with my messy hair like a mad woman......a coordinator and a nurse were sitting at the counter..immediately they recognized I was the student....the nurse said: 'there is a new admission in room 6'. I replied: 'got it'...the coordinator said in an unpleasant mood: 'Next time if u are on call..u are supposed to carry 2 pagers ..one for ob and the other one for gyn'....at the same time took out an old pager from the drawer ..(about the size of my hand without the fingers) and showed it to me...she continued with higher tone: ' so that when we page u..we can get u...u are supposed to cover both sides..ob and gyn...' I replied:' I know I'm supposed to cover both sides..but I've call the hospital locating and told them if anyone need student for ob or gyn..pls page me tru the ob pager..as I will only carry one..the locating said it shouldn't be a problem'...she repeated:' Do u know as U on call..U are supposed to cover both side.....' obviously she didn't understand me...the nurse cut it:' Yes, that's why she said she called the locating..'..oh thanks for being on my side...I was thinking...she kept on:' I dun care about the locating..they always make mistake (do they?)...no matter what.. U are supposed to carry 2 pagers....'She insisted and got impatient.. at the same time threw me the other pager..I put the 3rd pagers on my pants..she saw all the heavy medals and said again:' most students carry 3 pagers when they are on call...u are not the only one'..and again she repeated:' when u are on call..u have to cover both sides.......' I said:' I know.. I know..'..walked myself to room 6..without talking too much...
Now pls imagine putting 3 pagers around ur collar while u are asleep...
I'm a student....yes I'm...If u can get better...if I can help u at least at some point..not too much..all the negatives things that I've encoutered dun seem to be important anymore. Nevertheless, am I really helping ? or only giving trouble?
Luv,
grace
Thinking about the dinner I got last night..it's a real good one man...I was too cunning from cheating a good meal..how? hmmm....usually if we on call..we can only get a hospital union meal..I walked into the cafeteria..saw mash of dunno what disgusting meat with sauces..and the other side was nice roasted chicken legs...immediately I know which one is the union meal...I was too sick of eating that chunk of food..i called for the chicken leg..with green beans and potatoes...walked to the cashier...without uncover my food..I said: 'union meal..on call pls...'
I'm bad..huh?
What about the call last night ? It's not a bad one at all...I got to sleep from 12:30 am to 5:30 am....oh yes..the call room...I think it's worth to describe it a little bit more here...I walked into the room..first passed a short way and a kid's size small bed was pathetically lying on my left side..on top was a mess with two brownish (I supposed it's white at the beginning) plastic pillows and thin-like a bed sheet blanket ( I still wonder it's a bed sheet or a blanket). On the right side lay pieces of dusky unwanted furnitures (table, chair, old lamp..ect). A typical medical student call room... Without hesitation...I walked to the ward..took two pieces of patient's bed protector...put one on top of the pillow and one on the bed itself...and threw myself on the bed without having too much complaint...as I was too tired to think much...before I felt asleep..never forgot to hang my two pagers around my collar...so that i would be able to wake up if I get page...I woke up twice in the mid-night...by the cold running right into my bone...it's a chilling night...at about 5:30 am...I was paged...I jumped up...rushed to the case room....with my messy hair like a mad woman......a coordinator and a nurse were sitting at the counter..immediately they recognized I was the student....the nurse said: 'there is a new admission in room 6'. I replied: 'got it'...the coordinator said in an unpleasant mood: 'Next time if u are on call..u are supposed to carry 2 pagers ..one for ob and the other one for gyn'....at the same time took out an old pager from the drawer ..(about the size of my hand without the fingers) and showed it to me...she continued with higher tone: ' so that when we page u..we can get u...u are supposed to cover both sides..ob and gyn...' I replied:' I know I'm supposed to cover both sides..but I've call the hospital locating and told them if anyone need student for ob or gyn..pls page me tru the ob pager..as I will only carry one..the locating said it shouldn't be a problem'...she repeated:' Do u know as U on call..U are supposed to cover both side.....' obviously she didn't understand me...the nurse cut it:' Yes, that's why she said she called the locating..'..oh thanks for being on my side...I was thinking...she kept on:' I dun care about the locating..they always make mistake (do they?)...no matter what.. U are supposed to carry 2 pagers....'She insisted and got impatient.. at the same time threw me the other pager..I put the 3rd pagers on my pants..she saw all the heavy medals and said again:' most students carry 3 pagers when they are on call...u are not the only one'..and again she repeated:' when u are on call..u have to cover both sides.......' I said:' I know.. I know..'..walked myself to room 6..without talking too much...
Now pls imagine putting 3 pagers around ur collar while u are asleep...
I'm a student....yes I'm...If u can get better...if I can help u at least at some point..not too much..all the negatives things that I've encoutered dun seem to be important anymore. Nevertheless, am I really helping ? or only giving trouble?
Luv,
grace
posted by Misa @ 1:02 PM
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