Morning
| 5:30 | Wake up freaking out I’M LATE
Oh wait… I’m not on surg anymore I’ve got another 2 hours sleep. Thank god for 9-5 psychiatry. |
| 7:30 | Alarm goes off… Snoozed |
| 8:00 | Three snoozes later… damnit still late |
| 8:15 | Sprint out the door coffee in one hand, toast in the other.
CRAP my keys |
| 8:17 | Sprint out the door coffee in one hand, toast and keys in other |
| 8:30 | Ok I’ve got half an hour to find all-day parking somewhere near the hospital that should be ok right? |
| 8:50 | WRONG. I’m a 15-minute walk away and WHY did I choose today to wear in the new clinical shoes. |
Morning (continued)
| 9:05 | Me and my blisters sneak in to handover… turns out the consultant hasn’t arrived and everyone is just going to get a coffee. So glad I rushed. |
| 9:20 | Handover begins. |
| 9:55 | Handover ends. I’m already emotionally exhausted. |
| 10:00 | Divvying up of patients – don’t know enough about acronyms to know what patients to avoid…. Why are BPAD, BPD and BPSD so vastly different?? |
| 10:20 | Finally make it up to the wards
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| 10:22 | Introduce myself way too cheerfully to the patient with major depression
Introduce myself way too sadly to the next patient’s family |
| 10:55 | Spent way too long with patients and the registrar has forgotten me
Spend way too long looking for registrar. Why didn’t I get a contact number?! |
| 11:00 | Report back to reg
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| 11:30 | Multi-disciplinary team meeting
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| 12:30 | Reg: time for lunch!
Me: don’t we have to see the rest of the patients? Reg: nah we’ll see the rest tomorrow Wow I’m starting to see why people choose psych. |
| 12:40 | Insurance reps in the lobby. SCORE
· Listen to spiel and nod politely for required minute before cramming as many turkey salad sandwiches I can into my mouth |
A real-life photo of me getting asked a question by the team
Afternoon
| 1:30 | *Code grey, emergency department entrance*
*Code grey, emergency department waiting room* *Code grey, bed 25, emergency department*
*phone rings* surprise surprise we’ve got a new patient to admit in ED |
| 1:45 | Medical student advised not to come in to patient room before restraints are fitted |
| 1:55 | Sit in computer pod for an hour while the reg sees the patient
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| 2:55 | Reg spends half an hour writing detailed patient admission noted
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| 3:30 | Reg: want a coffee?
Brain: YES Mouth: “oh I’m ok” Brain: WHYYYYYY Brain: *switches off completely in protest of caffeine drought* |
The great caffeine drought of 3:30 had many casualties
Evening
| 4:30 | “If there aren’t any more patients maybe I should head off?”
*phone rings* New patient to see Why do I jinx myself like this |
| 4:40 | Off to ED again
Leave the room feeling great
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| 5:20 | TIME FOR HOME YES
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| 7:00 | Out for dinner with friends
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| 9:30 | Study time
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| 10:30 | Bed time
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Eva Matthews Staindl
Year 4 med student