day 1

First day as a junior intern: decking. male ward. female ward. pay patients. endorsements. grand rounds. staff rounds. case discussions. labs. history. P.E. SOAPing. monitoring RR, HR, BP, temp. q1, q2, q4. Ambubagging. CPR. extraction. IV insertion. catheterization. pre-duty. from duty. duty. forms. forms. forms. and more forms.

There's only one word to describe everything: OVERWHELMING.

Tomorrow, it gets worse: FIRST 24-HOUR DUTY