I think I am finally realising what being in this field is really all about and why I was dragged into it. I was listening to the patient today, trying to catch all the information he was giving me - history, medications, allergies, etc while taking all the vital signs and remembering what they were... with the time all this was taking place. It really is a juggling act keeping all the info straight, then wiping the hard drive clean for the next patient so you don't mix up people's information.
As I was driving home, it popped to mind that this is actually a large lesson in how to live in the moment. Something I am horrific at doing. My life has been all about the future, regretting the past and not living for the now. Deferred pleasure, waiting until I complete x degree before I let myself do y thing (as an example).
Listening to these people with their problems brings me to the here/hear and now. If I don't stay here, I lose information. I wish I had a partner working with me, but all I have is my memory and 2 preceptors watching me and stepping in if/as they need to.
I'm grateful for this opportunity of learning. How do you stay in the moment?
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