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Eerieka 04/01/18 6:30:02 PM #1:	Starting a new job soon where I'll be working in a hospital emergency room. I'm a bit nervous, being as I've never worked in such a high-stress environment. I know there are some medical professionals on this board. Any advice, warnings, etc. you can share for a newbie? --- Account created-9/10/04. Just a normal GameFAQs user/leprechaun Ramza: rofl. Rofel: You say my name? -Eise <cite>Eerieka posted [p:898889059] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>Starting a new job soon where I'll be working in a hospital emergency room. I'm a bit nervous, being as I've never worked in such a high-stress environment. I know there are some medical professionals on this board. Any advice, warnings, etc. you can share for a newbie?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DanHarenChamp 04/01/18 6:34:20 PM #2:	whats ur job --- literally the jags <cite>DanHarenChamp posted [p:898889275] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>whats ur job</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frostshock 04/01/18 6:35:10 PM #3:	Are you up to date on all your shots? --- Got questions about schoolwork? Want to share answers, or discuss your studies? Come to Homework Helpers! http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1060-homework-helpers <cite>Frostshock posted [p:898889317] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>Are you up to date on all your shots?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gnomefromnome 04/01/18 6:36:11 PM #4:	HIPAA laws. --- Oh my God... That was the dumbest collection of dumbosity I've ever seen! - Famine https://youtu.be/pOtTxMC1ZZQ <cite>gnomefromnome posted [p:898889359] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>HIPAA laws.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Eerieka 04/01/18 6:37:47 PM #5:	DanHarenChamp posted... whats ur job Medical scribe Frostshock posted... Are you up to date on all your shots? Yes gnomefromnome posted... HIPAA laws. Indeed, just had to watch a mandatory 20 minute video on that. --- Account created-9/10/04. Just a normal GameFAQs user/leprechaun Ramza: rofl. Rofel: You say my name? -Eise <cite>Eerieka posted [p:898889441] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>DanHarenChamp posted...</cite> <quote>whats ur job</quote> Medical scribe <cite>Frostshock posted...</cite> <quote>Are you up to date on all your shots?</quote> Yes <cite>gnomefromnome posted...</cite> <quote>HIPAA laws.</quote> Indeed, just had to watch a mandatory 20 minute video on that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Complete_Idi0t 04/01/18 6:38:33 PM #6:	The #1 most important rule in any hospital: make fun of the patient behind their back <cite>Complete_Idi0t posted [p:898889480] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>The #1 most important rule in any hospital: make fun of the patient behind their back</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gnomefromnome 04/01/18 6:47:25 PM #7:	ER, hope you arent squeamish, expect to see extremely sick and injured people of all ages.And an occasional death, with the grieving family. --- Oh my God... That was the dumbest collection of dumbosity I've ever seen! - Famine https://youtu.be/pOtTxMC1ZZQ <cite>gnomefromnome posted [p:898889941] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>ER, hope you arent squeamish, expect to see extremely sick and injured people of all ages.And an occasional death, with the grieving family.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FluttershyPony 04/01/18 6:49:18 PM #8:	i imagine lots of insanely fat fucks who are unapologetic "duh guvment did dis ta me! now u gotta pay fo' muh treatmentss!" <cite>FluttershyPony posted [p:898890041] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>i imagine lots of insanely fat fucks who are unapologetic "duh guvment did dis ta me! now u gotta pay fo' muh treatmentss!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 04/01/18 6:52:04 PM #9:	gnomefromnome posted... ER, hope you arent squeamish, expect to see extremely sick and injured people of all ages.And an occasional death, with the grieving family. If it's anything like my hospital, expect about 80% of the people to have something that's incredibly minor like a sore elbow. --- http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb289/volcaitlin/gifs/dancning.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:898890179] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>gnomefromnome posted...</cite> <quote>ER, hope you arent squeamish, expect to see extremely sick and injured people of all ages.And an occasional death, with the grieving family.</quote> If it's anything like my hospital, expect about 80% of the people to have something that's incredibly minor like a sore elbow.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 04/01/18 6:55:27 PM #10:	@Coffeebeanz --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:898890347] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>@Coffeebeanz</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnny_Nutcase 04/01/18 6:58:01 PM #11:	You'll probably see people come in with their arms halfway sawed off. You get the occasional guy crawling in because a shark ripped his legs off. Little things like that, but it makes the hours pass. --- I've learned that life is one crushing defeat after another... until you just wish Flanders was dead. - Homer Simpson <cite>Johnny_Nutcase posted [p:898890472] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>You'll probably see people come in with their arms halfway sawed off. You get the occasional guy crawling in because a shark ripped his legs off. Little things like that, but it makes the hours pass.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Eerieka 04/01/18 7:09:17 PM #12:	Mildly squeamish about eyeball stuff, but not so bad that I can't do my job. The emotional aspect is probably the thing I'm most concerned about. I've gotta work on being stoic. --- Account created-9/10/04. Just a normal GameFAQs user/leprechaun Ramza: rofl. Rofel: You say my name? -Eise <cite>Eerieka posted [p:898890997] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>Mildly squeamish about eyeball stuff, but not so bad that I can't do my job. The emotional aspect is probably the thing I'm most concerned about. I've gotta work on being stoic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 04/01/18 7:10:24 PM #13:	I usually don't work in the ER, but the one I occasionally admit from isn't very chaotic and the attendings are nice. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:898891063] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>I usually don't work in the ER, but the one I occasionally admit from isn't very chaotic and the attendings are nice.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
paladin_man 04/01/18 7:11:44 PM #14:	Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out. --- Just a friendly reminder that Nintendo was founded in 1889. <cite>paladin_man posted [p:898891131] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ben_Ruggiero 04/01/18 7:14:03 PM #15:	Eerieka posted... Mildly squeamish about eyeball stuff, but not so bad that I can't do my job. The emotional aspect is probably the thing I'm most concerned about. I've gotta work on being stoic. Just Eyeball stuff? That's strangely specific --- A wiseguy never pays for his drinks <cite>Ben_Ruggiero posted [p:898891230] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>Eerieka posted...</cite> <quote>Mildly squeamish about eyeball stuff, but not so bad that I can't do my job. The emotional aspect is probably the thing I'm most concerned about. I've gotta work on being stoic.</quote> Just Eyeball stuff? That's strangely specific</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nome from gnome 04/01/18 7:15:07 PM #16:	paladin_man posted... Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out. Theres a hospital here that has a Subway lol --- https://i.imgur.com/1Kt6aui.jpg <cite>nome from gnome posted [p:898891282] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>paladin_man posted...</cite> <quote>Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out.</quote> Theres a hospital here that has a Subway lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
paladin_man 04/01/18 7:16:28 PM #17:	nome from gnome posted... paladin_man posted... Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out. Theres a hospital here that has a Subway lol If the hospital has fast food chains that is a boon since they can only charge so much. But $7 Sub of the Day can only carry you so far before you get sick of it. --- Just a friendly reminder that Nintendo was founded in 1889. <cite>paladin_man posted [p:898891349] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>nome from gnome posted...</cite> <quote><cite>paladin_man posted...</cite> <quote>Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out.</quote> Theres a hospital here that has a Subway lol</quote> If the hospital has fast food chains that is a boon since they can only charge so much. But $7 Sub of the Day can only carry you so far before you get sick of it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
smoliske 04/01/18 7:27:57 PM #18:	paladin_man posted... Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out. not at the one I'm at. I can get a ton of food for less than 5~7 dollars <cite>smoliske posted [p:898891936] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>paladin_man posted...</cite> <quote>Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out.</quote> not at the one I'm at. I can get a ton of food for less than 5~7 dollars</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
daftpunk_mk5 04/01/18 7:30:53 PM #19:	littlebro07 posted... gnomefromnome posted... ER, hope you arent squeamish, expect to see extremely sick and injured people of all ages.And an occasional death, with the grieving family. If it's anything like my hospital, expect about 80% of the people to have something that's incredibly minor like a sore elbow. Yeah I'd say ~2/3 of the patients in my ER come for total bullshit. It's a big part of the reason why I didn't go into EM (I dual applied IM and EM and ended up ranking IM) --- Some say that his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has two sets of knees... all we know is, he's called the Stig. <cite>daftpunk_mk5 posted [p:898892079] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>littlebro07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>gnomefromnome posted...</cite> <quote>ER, hope you arent squeamish, expect to see extremely sick and injured people of all ages.And an occasional death, with the grieving family.</quote> If it's anything like my hospital, expect about 80% of the people to have something that's incredibly minor like a sore elbow.</quote> Yeah I'd say ~2/3 of the patients in my ER come for total bullshit. It's a big part of the reason why I didn't go into EM (I dual applied IM and EM and ended up ranking IM)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
daftpunk_mk5 04/01/18 7:31:25 PM #20:	paladin_man posted... Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out. My hospital has massive steak burritos for $5. --- Some say that his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has two sets of knees... all we know is, he's called the Stig. <cite>daftpunk_mk5 posted [p:898892115] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>paladin_man posted...</cite> <quote>Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out.</quote> My hospital has massive steak burritos for $5.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
XXHornDogXX 04/01/18 7:35:06 PM #21:	I work in the ER overnight, if you live in a city. Be prepared to be bombarded with local drunks and homless people every single night <cite>XXHornDogXX posted [p:898892292] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote>I work in the ER overnight, if you live in a city. Be prepared to be bombarded with local drunks and homless people every single night</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
daftpunk_mk5 04/01/18 8:08:37 PM #22:	XXHornDogXX posted... I work in the ER overnight, if you live in a city. Be prepared to be bombarded with local drunks and homless people every single night Good ol' EMTALA --- Some say that his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has two sets of knees... all we know is, he's called the Stig. <cite>daftpunk_mk5 posted [p:898894027] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>XXHornDogXX posted...</cite> <quote>I work in the ER overnight, if you live in a city. Be prepared to be bombarded with local drunks and homless people every single night</quote> Good ol' EMTALA</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Eerieka 04/01/18 11:21:26 PM #23:	Ben_Ruggiero posted... Eerieka posted... Mildly squeamish about eyeball stuff, but not so bad that I can't do my job. The emotional aspect is probably the thing I'm most concerned about. I've gotta work on being stoic. Just Eyeball stuff? That's strangely specific lol, I didn't realize it was. I've always been grossed out by people who can touch their own eyeballs. Hell, I couldn't even put contacts in. But nothing else makes me squeamish. paladin_man posted... Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out. That's fucking insane, man. I planned to bring my own meal anyway, since I like to eat noodle bowls. Out of curiosity, I may check to see what the price of food in the hospital is. XXHornDogXX posted... I work in the ER overnight, if you live in a city. Be prepared to be bombarded with local drunks and homless people every single night Good point. I live in a decently sized city, but there are hobos on every corner. --- Account created-9/10/04. Just a normal GameFAQs user/leprechaun Ramza: rofl. Rofel: You say my name? -Eise <cite>Eerieka posted [p:898903415] in Anything t... [t:76475750]...</cite> <quote><cite>Ben_Ruggiero posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Eerieka posted...</cite> <quote>Mildly squeamish about eyeball stuff, but not so bad that I can't do my job. The emotional aspect is probably the thing I'm most concerned about. I've gotta work on being stoic.</quote> Just Eyeball stuff? That's strangely specific</quote> lol, I didn't realize it was. I've always been grossed out by people who can touch their own eyeballs. Hell, I couldn't even put contacts in. But nothing else makes me squeamish. <cite>paladin_man posted...</cite> <quote>Either bring your own food or prepare to pay top dollar for the captive-market economy inside the hospital. $11.50 for a prepacked sandwich? Get out.</quote> That's fucking insane, man. I planned to bring my own meal anyway, since I like to eat noodle bowls. Out of curiosity, I may check to see what the price of food in the hospital is. <cite>XXHornDogXX posted...</cite> <quote>I work in the ER overnight, if you live in a city. Be prepared to be bombarded with local drunks and homless people every single night</quote> Good point. I live in a decently sized city, but there are hobos on every corner.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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