New position, same psych patients

22Aug08

I have decided to volunteer/observe in my ER, or ED, this way I can refuse to do anything I do not want to do and will not get stuck sitting with suicide patients when there are 2 codes running.
Here is the psych patient list of the week…
A 20 YO Male, who honestly believes he is [...]

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Outta Here!

13Aug08

In my small ER (or ED) I play the role of what is basically a glorified unit clerk, my only perk is that I get to wear scrubs instead of dress clothes.
This is SO not what I signed up for. I have ended up working for the nurses, ordering stuff and not getting any real [...]

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Doctor Versus Nurse

08Aug08

Lately I have been feeling like I am playing for the wrong team. I’ve had a ton of issues with nurses who down right disrespect me because I am not a nurse.
Let me put it this way, you are creating another one of those doctors you hate.
You treat the nurse externs well, why is it [...]

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Respect

03Aug08

Please Please Please.
Don’t assume I am uneducated. I may not have any little initials behind my name, but if you took 2 seconds to get to know me you would see that I know what I am talking about.
I have 4 years of traditional education. Including most classes nursing students take, and I don’t take [...]

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