wise owl
i was having my lunch (= bread+can drink) while reading a nursery rhyme book. then i found this.
why can't we be like a wise old. unlike some people in the department preferred to be a mocking bird, peacock, eagle, a dying vulture. i want to be a wise old. less talk, but listen and see a lot.
i couldn't remember when was the last time i received a compliment. i did last week, during my oncall. i have a lady gasping for breath. she was acidotic with a very bad premorbid. known case of hypertension, diabetes, known heart disease and acute renal failure. we had a problem in resuscitating her in view of her heart problem and kidney problem. i barely knew about the case because i was not from the ward. it just that i have to be there because i was oncall. in the end, we need to call anesthetist for a help. she needs ICU care. the anesthetist that showed up that night was the same person who once had hang up on me when i referred him a case when i was in o&G. i was just introduce myself as houseman and he told me "do you know there is such protocol that only specialist can refer to specialist?".Bang, he hang up. if there is such protocol, i will very delighted. so anyway, the same person came to see the patient that night. since my MO was no were to be found, i just presented the case from what i had read and understand. he listened well and when i finished talking he ask.
"are you a houseman or an MO?"
"houseman."
" oh, you presented really well. thank you. you did a good job for keeping the patient alive unlike you superiors who only knows how to give orders. they should refered to me this case earlier. not after 1 day in ward and at 11pm"
i know it is not such a big deal. but at least, those words has boost my spirit up. to cheer me up from a really lousy day for a start.
why can't we be like a wise old. unlike some people in the department preferred to be a mocking bird, peacock, eagle, a dying vulture. i want to be a wise old. less talk, but listen and see a lot.
i couldn't remember when was the last time i received a compliment. i did last week, during my oncall. i have a lady gasping for breath. she was acidotic with a very bad premorbid. known case of hypertension, diabetes, known heart disease and acute renal failure. we had a problem in resuscitating her in view of her heart problem and kidney problem. i barely knew about the case because i was not from the ward. it just that i have to be there because i was oncall. in the end, we need to call anesthetist for a help. she needs ICU care. the anesthetist that showed up that night was the same person who once had hang up on me when i referred him a case when i was in o&G. i was just introduce myself as houseman and he told me "do you know there is such protocol that only specialist can refer to specialist?".Bang, he hang up. if there is such protocol, i will very delighted. so anyway, the same person came to see the patient that night. since my MO was no were to be found, i just presented the case from what i had read and understand. he listened well and when i finished talking he ask.
"are you a houseman or an MO?"
"houseman."
" oh, you presented really well. thank you. you did a good job for keeping the patient alive unlike you superiors who only knows how to give orders. they should refered to me this case earlier. not after 1 day in ward and at 11pm"
i know it is not such a big deal. but at least, those words has boost my spirit up. to cheer me up from a really lousy day for a start.
Comments
one big HIP HIP HOORAY for the underclass HOs!