tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post3472467927086313477..comments2024-02-17T14:50:54.001-05:00Comments on Notes of an Anesthesioboist: Heart RoomT.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-76162867762634466582007-10-03T22:16:00.000-04:002007-10-03T22:16:00.000-04:00Bardiac, I can't tell you how much your compliment...Bardiac, I can't tell you how much your compliment means to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-27350405708063825172007-10-03T22:06:00.000-04:002007-10-03T22:06:00.000-04:00The post was good, but your response to Steph is g...The post was good, but your response to Steph is graceful and gracious at once. Wow. I bet you're some teacher for your med students and residents.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-50610269490252770292007-10-03T17:56:00.000-04:002007-10-03T17:56:00.000-04:00Hi, steph-Thanks for stopping by! Having gotten t...Hi, steph-<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by! Having gotten through the long, dark tunnel and come out the other side, I can give you this encouraging word: it does get better with experience, practice, and attentive/mindful work. <BR/><BR/>One of the most helpful things I discovered in the process was developing a level of comfort with silence and touch, trusting that you don't always have to say anything to communicate support for another. Another helpful thing is really knowing your stuff, so that you don't have to worry or even think about explanations or the next decision when those are what would help a patient most. One last helpful thing I found was eye contact: it can actually help dispel fear. <BR/><BR/>Believe it or not, when you have "real" patients for whose care you really are responsible, something turns inside and you just pull it together, in part because you have to, but also because you realize: this is it; this is what I've chosen, what I care about, and I'm here to do it right. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with school! Take time to stop and smell the flowers! :)T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-47064142880897994192007-10-03T17:28:00.000-04:002007-10-03T17:28:00.000-04:00I have this same issue. I'm currently in med schoo...I have this same issue. I'm currently in med school. We have those standardized patients... I also have a problem in dealing with those issues in real life. A colleague of mine cried in front of me when we talked about relationship problems. I just changed subjects and avoid those topics later on. I need to change the way i'm behaving, but it's hard.Propofol from West Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992055307819748030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-90235899409540506632007-10-02T12:13:00.000-04:002007-10-02T12:13:00.000-04:00Thank you for this insight into the heart.Thank you for this insight into the heart.Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-34176317967343152782007-10-02T08:24:00.000-04:002007-10-02T08:24:00.000-04:00Enjoyed your musings!Enjoyed your musings!rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com