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| Day One at the hospital | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 1 2011, 04:07 PM (268 Views) | |
| Dewey | Jun 1 2011, 04:07 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Today was the first day on the job. In talking about this earlier, there was one thing that was discussed here earlier that would have been a tragic way for my job to start. I can't talk about it at all, but suffice it to say that that tragic scenario is *exactly* what my very first pager message was about this morning. They knew it was coming as of yesterday, so they tapped two other chaplains to be the primary point person for this so I wouldn't have this dumped on me on my very first morning - although I was involved in the paperwork. Very sad situation. Beyond that, it was a very fast-moving and interesting day. Overall, a very good first day on the job. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| George K | Jun 1 2011, 04:11 PM Post #2 |
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Finally
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95% boredom and 5% sheer terror. Welcome to my world. Congratulations, Dewey. It'll get easier as you do it more and more. No, it won't. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| kenny | Jun 1 2011, 04:13 PM Post #3 |
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So Dewey is sort of an anesthesiologist? |
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| Dewey | Jun 1 2011, 04:15 PM Post #4 |
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Yes, a big part of my job is to help provide relief to people in pain, kenny. I'm sure that's what you meant.
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| kenny | Jun 1 2011, 04:17 PM Post #5 |
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. . . I meant people who need help losing touch with reality and consciousness. |
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| George K | Jun 1 2011, 04:19 PM Post #6 |
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I think I'll just hightail it back to the Land Rover and roll up the windows.![]()
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Dewey | Jun 1 2011, 04:19 PM Post #7 |
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Love you too, kenny. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| kenny | Jun 1 2011, 04:21 PM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Yeah. Same job; Different pay. One's real; One's pretend. But hey, people vary! |
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| Dewey | Jun 1 2011, 04:40 PM Post #9 |
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Sorry, kenny, not going to bite to provide you with trollish entertainment tonight. Best check the TV listings instead. The day was really interesting. Got to meet lots of new folks and learn some of the ins and outs of working in the ED. Dealt with a couple of codes, two deaths, and several patients and families. Released several bodies from the morgue, working with funeral home staffers who ranged from professional and respectful to disgustingly undignified. Got to help a patient who had been through so many procedures over the past number of years that he was just tired, and in tears, and wanted it all to be over. Got to visit with some of my friends on the unit where I'd been assigned as an intern. Yes, it was a good day. Looking forward to going back tomorrow morning.
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| jon-nyc | Jun 1 2011, 04:42 PM Post #10 |
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Cheers
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I thought you'd been doing this for a while? Or were you interning before and are paid now? |
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| Mikhailoh | Jun 1 2011, 04:45 PM Post #11 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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It's a mitzvah, Dewey. Even on those days when you think maybe you did not do so well. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Dewey | Jun 1 2011, 04:50 PM Post #12 |
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Jon - Yes, from September through early May, I'd been doing Clinical Pastoral Education - 400+ hours of internship that is a required part of the education required by both my seminary and my denomination for ordination. That's over now. The upshot of it is that once I've completed that one unit of CPE (fulltime accredited hospital chaplains must have at least four such units), I'm eligible to work as a paid part-time chaplain - and I asked for, and was offered, just such a contract gig. In this capacity, I'm involved in a lot of what the staff chaplains are responsible for that the interns aren't typically involved in. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| jon-nyc | Jun 1 2011, 04:54 PM Post #13 |
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Cheers
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Sounds great, Dewey, congratulations. Any chance you could land a full time gig there at some point? |
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| brenda | Jun 1 2011, 04:56 PM Post #14 |
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Good on ya, Dewey! It's going to be hard work in so many ways, but very needed. |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| Dewey | Jun 1 2011, 04:59 PM Post #15 |
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No, not unless I want to do three more units (essentially, adding an additional year of education) of CPE, which I don't see happening. Most importantly, while I enjoy the work and know it's an important form of ministry, it isn't what I sense is my primary calling. I actually like the fact that now, I'm split between part time parish ministry and part time chaplaincy. But when it comes time for a single full time call, I sense my call is to the parish. But, you know what they say - never say never - so even though I'll think it, I won't actually say it.
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Jolly | Jun 1 2011, 05:41 PM Post #16 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Some days are diamonds, some days are stones. But the hospital is never, never dull. What you do means a lot, to both the patient and the family. |
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| RosemaryTwo | Jun 1 2011, 11:30 PM Post #17 |
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Happy for you, Dewey. |
| "Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua | |
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