My schedule is super fun!

So, this past week has been a little rough and it isn't over yet. The following is my schedule for the past week and the next few days:

1/16 - work 12.5 hours
1/17 - class 4 hours
1/18 - clinical 8.5 hours
1/19 - clinical 8.5 hours
1/20 - work 12.5 hours
1/21 - work 12.5 hours
1/22 - clinical 8.5 hours
1/23 - class 3 hours
1/24 - class 4 hours
1/25 - work 12.5 hours
1/25 - DAY OFF!!!!

This is all by way of trying to explain why I haven't posted anything but the Dagens Namn posts for the past six days.

I have to say that clinical while exhausting has been rather enjoyable. I am certainly learning a lot. On Wednesday I saw 15 patients, on Thursday I saw 13 patients, and on Sunday I saw 11 patients. A significant number of them came in with upper respiratory infections, which you can't really do all that much for. I've gotten to do both some time in both the Family Practice and the Urgent Care settings. You really do get to see an interesting mix of patients. It certainly gives me a better appreciation for practitioners and how busy they can get. It is very easy to get behind in your schedule because every patient thinks they are the most important person there. People are generally appreciative though. I've only had one patient refuse to be seen by a student (which is their right). I try not to take it personally, but at the same time it really annoys me. The only way a practitioner gets to be a good practitioner is by gaining experience. The more people refuse students, the less the students will learn and consequently come out of their program (be it medical or nursing) as weaker practitioners.

No more fake triplets at work, but I was telling someone the story and they brought up the other end of the spectrum. And by this I mean the women who come in at full term fully dilated and claim they had ABSOLUTELY no idea they were pregnant. I think these people are at least equally if not more deluded than the people who falsely claim they are pregnant. How can you not feeling a living being moving around inside your body and not think there might be something going on? Having never experienced it myself I can't say for sure, but I'm pretty certain that you would feel a full term baby inside you.