Student
Careers
Life and loathes of a new doctor
BMJ 2005; 330 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.050265 (Published 01 February 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;330:050265
- Stephen Goldie, preregistration house officer1
- 1Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Surgical shift night
Night 1 of 7
Time: 23:03
Number of venflons: 37 (it seems that many anyway)
Pyrexial patients: 7
I've just finished a grand round of the wards, writing up fluids and night sedation. How ironic that I will soon crave sleep while my patients are insomniacs. I make a mental note to prescribe paracetamol, anti-emetics, and temazepam as needed when clerking patients in.
Night 4 of 7
Number …
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