A Doctor’s Life

well, heto post again ng blog….

wanted to share GOD’s goodness in my life…

For the month of Feb, Im working at Hurley ER. Supposedly im only to do Pediatric ER but due to some circumstances I cant control I was assigned to do Adult ER as well.

I tried to keep an open mind about it since I like ER work. U get killed for about 8hours and then go home…no paperwork, no follow-ups…and the pay of course is pretty good too.

So, I did three Adult shifts in a row; from 9pm-7am. In the end, I got sick coz it was essentially non-stop work and i have to stay until maybe an hour or so just to clean up or dispose patients-either send home or admit.

QUE Horror is how I can describe it. Maybe shifts during the daytime wouldnt be so bad…but since I got sick..i missed out on one shift.

I do have another one coming up this week..my last…yipee!!!

anyway, what i wanted to talk about is Pediatric ER. Its kinda cool actually.Usually chief complaints are fever, colds, cough etc..and kids are fun..they’re so cute!

last night was the last shift i did in a row at Peds ER. Worked with a certain Peds ER Doc. She was really nice. At first she double checked all my work..i was like..whatever..but then after that she let me do whatever I want.

For the past three nights, she will let me go home an hour earlier before my shift ends.Last night she told me to sign out to another resident an hour and a half earlier and told me to go home.

I was like…wow…you know, i was working like a dog in ER.Especially in Adult ER.

For some reason, I couldnt keep up last night at Peds; the patients kept coming and coming and coming…but she told me im doing fine and not to worry about it.

Today, I got a call from one of the Peds resident at Hurley. I worked with her twice and so i got to know her quite well. We were supposed to switch calls because she has to do a presentation this week.

But it was re-scheduled and she called to tell me that we dont have to switch calls anymore.

We got to talking for a bit; she told me that i was lucky that i get to go home early since the Peds ER attending I was working with usually doesnt let residents go home that early and tells them to stay until all the labs and workups of a certain patient are back and then either admit or discharge them.

Needless to say, I was shocked! Of course,I knew the Peds Res is  telling me the truth because she has worked there for three years now. Every year they have to do Peds ER for one month.

I realized there and then that God’s favor does surround me like a shield as He has said in His Word (check out Psalm 5:12)

And so I am so thankful and so grateful to Him; because although that might be a small thing to some but going home early is a HUGE issue for me. Who wouldnt want an extra hour of rest or sleep?

To God be all the glory and praise. AMEN!