Intern Year Day 1: Expectation vs Reality

Things don't always go as expected on July 1st. Good luck to the new interns starting next week!

[njm]

hahahahaah the "i'm in complete control of everything around me" made laugh out loud so hard lol

[elizabethmanderson]

"Where's 7 West?!!" "How do I log on to the computer??" Dying laughing! I'm not a Dr., but just working in a hospital and this was relatable haha

[folumb]

For all the new interns, just remember, every bad thing you are afraid of will 100% happen to you this year. While scary now, later on that realization will become liberating.

[lewlavabra]

Yup, that's how it goes. My first day as intern was a 24h-shift in a big university hospital. My computer log-in didn't work, my badge didn't work, and I slept on a chair in the corridor because I couldn't find my room... Thankfully the ICU resident who was on duty that night was super nice and told me I could call him anytime if I needed help. Needless to say I woke him up several times in a panic because I didn't know what to do with my patients... Cried a lot that night. Not exactly the best experience I've had on the job ^^"

[spareluck]

As a new M4, I choose to live in denial another year, thank you kindly.

[mycattypedthis]

Poor Mr Jones! he had 3 cardiac arrests under a minute!!

[marymeola]

Walking into your first shift is like walking into the front lines of a war zone and a minefield simultaneously but at least everyone hates you.

[vwgirlbeth]

My first job as a graduate RN took me off orientation way early because someone called out. They asked me if I had an issue with taking the sick nurse's assignment. I was terrified but said yes because I didn't want to be fired. Just like that I was given 24 patients. I was not in complete control of everything around me

[SephirothXRA]

Another appropriate expectations vs reality skit: expecting to see lots of interesting patients with valid inpatient medical issues, but then mostly dealing with patients waiting for weeks on end for placement to rehab and nursing homes.

[naturalkillercell]

"I thought you said you were ordering me Dilaudid"😂😂 classic

[mechkitten]

Mr. Jones' order for Dilaudid was accurate. I kid you not, some of my patients on narcotics had timers for their medications and press the call light incessantly leading up to that time. I saw most nurses try to punish said patients by taking their sweet time, then I met an RN who had her own timer and beat them to the punch. Said patients had zero problems thereafter.

[jillefeldme]

On my first dayJuly 1, 1994, the pagers didn’t have displays. They just had a static sound followed by the page operator announcing what number to call. Sometime overnight I slept through a page and woke to the pager still vibrating on the table. I called the operator who didn’t know who I was. I called around the hospital. Then I walked all over the hospital, basically making rounds again to try to find out who paged me. I became hysterical. By morning report I still didn’t know, but I was very prepared. It was a long time before I could even doze off on call again.

[Manze]

Finance student here and i don’t know half of the terms he says but I’m addicted to these videos and can’t stop laughing at them 😂🙏

[joeswife]

I'm an MA in Family Medicine who recently transitioned to Care Coordination. I worked the clinic floor for years. Love working with our Residents, especially our Interns. They're so young and eager...and have a lot to learn. It's fun teaching them the ins and outs of how things really work and watching them grow in their profession.

[Broughden]

Expectation: "I won't kill anyone!"
Morgan Freeman: "But they did kill someone."

[mb-ezyy]

I have PTSD from my internship, Currently I am enjoying the stability of Family Medicine.

[luiza]

I love it that he doesn’t act weirder or dumber or nicer or any different at all when he’s with the wigs. I know it should be a normal thing but it stands out here as so many people alter themselves to make the woman character

[isabellefaguy]

I don't even working in the medical field, I know just enough to have so much fun watching your videos. :-D

[critterwatcher]

Yeah, the July 1 glow of being a newly minted doctor and the reality is a wake-up call. Worse though was January. Days were dark. Depression was real. In to the hospital in the dark, home after dark. Sixish months done, and too damn many to go.

[oliviatouba]

This stressed me out!! I could literally feel the stress!