Yesterday I worked my first Saturday. I’ve been working
Sundays pretty consistently and they haven’t been too difficult. Saturdays are
a whole different ball game, my friends.
To put this into perspective, the goal of my
training/mentorship period is to be able to see 12-20 patients per day.
I saw 27 (28 if you count a suture removal).
To make things even more interesting (ha), very few of the
cases were straightforward wellness and/or vaccine appointments. They either
had extra medical problems, crazy owners, or both. At one point about 2 hours
into the day I became so overwhelmed I had to sit for a minute to keep from
bursting into tears.
On the one hand, it is reassuring to know that I can handle
that kind of volume. On the other hand, I wonder what mistakes I must have made
in all that madness and I wonder if my sanity can support regular days like
that.
The practice manager assures me that the hospital I am
headed to will not be as busy as this one. Let’s hope so – or let’s hope my
efficiency improves a LOT very soon!
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