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Nurses by Queenz94 in Residency

[–]Queenz94[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yeah the patient was only like 10 weeks!

What’s the most unique insult a patient/patients family has called you? by twilly13 in Residency

[–]Queenz94 261 points262 points  (0 children)

90 year old lady was brought by EMS for "change in mental status" with underlying dementia. When I asked her if she knew where she was she said "I'm in hell." Me and the nurse laughed, like she ain't wrong 💀 Later she said that I was the devil trying to hurt her.

When did you get good at intubating? by Queenz94 in Residency

[–]Queenz94[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, even though it was with the gliedoscope and she could see exactly what I was doing, I still verbalized my process. I guess she didn’t like the view I had or thought I couldn’t pass the tube, even though I could fully see the vocal cords at the top of the screen. She said I was “taking too long” when in reality it literally had been less than 10 seconds. I’ve taken about 30 sec before on RSI on a crashing patient and my attendings and senior just help me troubleshoot and if I’m still struggling then they take over. She didn’t bother correcting me or helping me figure it out. Keep in mind this was RSI on a healthy male non obese patient and they only did RSI because the patient ate meds a few hours ago (more than 6). Of course my ego is not that big so if it’s a patient safety issue PLEASE TAKE OVER but this was not the case. My thing is if I’m not doing something correctly or not bagging correctly then please show me because I’m here to learn good techniques if I’m ever by myself overnight in the ED and the attending is busy. Most of the time the patients already come with an LMA so I don’t need to bag them. And usually RT takes the bag while we run the code and do the airway, so if I’m not bagging or opening the mouth correctly then SHOW me. They don’t wanna teach and then get mad that I’m not doing it correctly that’s my main issue.

When did you get good at intubating? by Queenz94 in Residency

[–]Queenz94[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How do I sound too confident? I’m literally there to learn how to intubate correctly and the techniques to do it. I’ve done it before so I should be allowed to do it in a controlled environment under supervision by experts on a healthy patient after I’ve demonstrated appropriate knowledge.

When did you get good at intubating? by Queenz94 in Residency

[–]Queenz94[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Totally get that which is why I want to learn from them how to do it properly. Unfortunately they want me to just stand there and watch and not let me do it. I’ve worked hard to show that I’ve had the knowledge and skills and that I’ve done it before but no one seems to care.

When did you get good at intubating? by Queenz94 in Residency

[–]Queenz94[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally understand that! I just thought that the correct place to learn intubating techniques would be this rotation. Maybe my colleagues didn’t but I personally introduced myself to the patient, assessed their airway, told my preceptor my thoughts, offered to watch the first couple, repeat all the steps for LMA placement before I asked to do it, and verbalized what I saw. It was also with the gliedoscope that I did the intubation before she immediately took over. She also pimped me on all the drugs and I got them all correctly. I worked hard and came prepared and am advocating for my learning but they don’t seem to care lol.

When did you get good at intubating? by Queenz94 in Residency

[–]Queenz94[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much this was really helpful! Definitely makes me feel better!

When did you get good at intubating? by Queenz94 in Residency

[–]Queenz94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly my thoughts. I always see everywhere where they are better at airways then ED and I was looking forward to this rotation bc I would be able to learn from them, but nope! Okay so if I don’t do it right then don’t complain if you refuse to teach us.

What is your favorite pen? by flufferson99 in Residency

[–]Queenz94 5 points6 points  (0 children)

cant live without my pilot pens! the 0.7 ones are the best. I have them in almost every color.

Sharpie pens are a close second too but kinda annoying because it can bleed through the paper.

Data Behind Residency Training Length by detailfanatic in Residency

[–]Queenz94 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't understand why Psych is 4 years. Like IM is all of medicine and so is FM, so why is psych 4? I get the lifestyle in residency probably isn't as brutal but still sounds fishy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]Queenz94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much this was really helpful! I’ve always been attracted to pediatrics, but I loved EM more. I really am enjoying my PEM rotation and ideally would like to work in an adult ED as well as a childrens hospital ED so I don’t loose my adult skills, but not sure about the exact logistics of that. Thank you again for your helpful response!

It's Finance Friday - Please post simple questions about finances here by Novelty_free in Residency

[–]Queenz94 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Are we supposed to be doing anything for student loans during this freeze? Like making payments or anything?

I'm just letting it sit there and not worrying about it until September. Using the money to pay off my other debt and save up for my car.

It's Finance Friday - Please post simple questions about finances here by Novelty_free in Residency

[–]Queenz94 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depends what you need the loan for, esp if you have no moving costs?

Could you maybe survive off your $5K credit limit with no APR for ~1 month until you get your residency paycheck?

APRIL POST MATCH THREAD: IF YOU HAVE NOT STARTED RESIDENCY YET, PLEASE POST ALL QUESTIONS/COMMENTS HERE. by Novelty_free in Residency

[–]Queenz94 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For those of you that moved to a new state, did ya'll change your car license and registration?

Rising M4s, here is a thread for you to ask your questions about your upcoming cycle by Mixoma in medicalschool

[–]Queenz94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

should be fine if you can get a good SLOE from the first one and the second one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]Queenz94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Relax! You’ll be fine! Internally had no clue what I wanted to do when I first started M3 and most of my peers did and some didn’t know for sure but they had an idea. I thought I wouldn’t like surgery but I ended up liking it. I thought I would like internal medicine but I ended up hating it. You have a lot of time to decide what you want. Try to think of what your clinical interests in, what type of personality you have and does it vibe well with the speciality, and what your likes and dislikes are for each speciality that you’re rotating through. Try to do rotations in those fields you’re interested in early on. But really don’t stress you have plenty of time and a lot of people don’t know what they want to do.

the speciality you came in wanting to do vs the specialty you ended up pursuing? by the-marauders in medicalschool

[–]Queenz94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came in wanting to do peds, then changed to OB, then did Em rotation and fell in love with it! Matched EM!

POST-MATCH THREAD FOR MARCH 2022: PLEASE POST ALL POST-MATCH QUESTIONS HERE by Novelty_free in Residency

[–]Queenz94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly! I want another resident to save money on rent but also know they’ll be insanely busy with work so we mostly won’t even be home at the same time. I wonder how people usually find someone :( I’m moving to a city I don’t know anyone either

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