Medic Bob

On 5/7/2013 at 1:25 AM, runswithneedles said:

1. ive only dropped one patient

2. oops wrong drug

3. its okay your my first patient

4. ive never done this before, lets give it a try

5. *starting a 14 ga IV* little poke on 3

6. hmmm that doesnt look right

7. what the f*ck

8. oh Sh*t

9. oops

 

 

anyone care to add

I have my learner's permit.

I had a medical director, who left us with two stock ideas. 1. There are no mediocre medics. 2. You do not have an emergency, you are only doing a job that you have been trained to do. Everyone expect us to be the best. We have to settle back and realize that it is a job that we trained for. Take it step by step. make yourself a routine, do things in the same order, so that you don't miss anything. As others have said take deep breath, access the situation, think about what you want to do and do it Should you miss something your preceptor will suggest doing it. Review the run, what went well and where you could have done something different. The job requires us to constantly think and learn. Give yourself the chance to learn.