Hospitals are crazy

[Bebpo]

It's like I'm being watched over by bunch of 5yearold kids from the slow class. Meanwhile the doctors who actually know what they're doing are available 3 mins a day. The rest of the days is random pains and self-diagnosis. It's scary when you are n
Being watched by noobs who don't even know the correct drugs and are getting lessons.

[Bebpo]

I swear it's like working in retail except people die for your mistakes.

[T234]

People can DIE when IV needles are put in wrong, Jinfash.

[Reb]

Jinfash is so sweet.

[fistfulofmetal]

I've only been to a hospital twice in my life.

I go through life blindly thinking it's just like it is in Scrubs. or House.

[xnikki118x]

I've never been hospitalized, either. I've had x-rays and casts, but I've never had stitches or an IV that I can remember. I was sick as a baby but that's it.

IVs scare the hell out of me, actually.

[brawndolicious]

It's like I'm being watched over by bunch of 5yearold kids from the slow class. Meanwhile the doctors who actually know what they're doing are available 3 mins a day. The rest of the days is random pains and self-diagnosis. It's scary when you are n
Being watched by noobs who don't even know the correct drugs and are getting lessons.

Random pain and incorrect drugs is a very good hospital experience.  Most doctors don't really know what they're doing.  They just know how to bullshit you for a few minutes.

Good luck on the recovery.

[TEEEPO]

my story isn't as bad as some that i know but during my freshmen year of highschool, i was making intermittent visits to the hospital every other week due to intense stomach aches, which seemed to only align itself on the days before a school project was due. each visit resulted in me waiting for more then an hour before being admitted into the e.r which by that time the pain was nearly all but gone. each time i was given to the same group of student residents who would administer the same bullshit tests on me like sticking their fingers up my ass (this is when i knew there was no possible way i could be gay), blood tests, etc etc. the tests always came back as being normal which resulted in them telling me and my mother how i'm faking it as an excuse to slack off in school. after the 5th or 6th visit, the staff began to know me well so i was placed on a stroller in the corner of the hospital unattended to for more then 3 hours. when they finally got around to me and told me to go home without doing any testing, my mother flipped the fuck out forcefully grabbed the nearest doctor who was visiting a patient and demanded a diagnosis of me. within seconds of hearing my symptoms, he applied a little bit of pressure on the area where my appendix was and the one detail i remember clearly was seeing in unison the group of students eyes widened as they took out their clipboards and started to hastily take note. after further testing, they told me i would've been dead in a few months if had ignored the pain and allowed my appendix to explode. we still got charged for every single visit 

[Smooth Groove]

I'm not surprised by your experience. As a medical student and sibling of a surgical resident, I can safely say that most interns and residents have little idea of what they're doing.  So much material is taught in med school that few can retain more than 50% of them after 2 yrs. The knowledge of most physicians are built after years of working in the field.  That's why it's always better to consult someone who is at least an attendant.   

[TEEEPO]

it's fine to have residents to practice on patients but it would be nice if it was mandatory to have at least one doctor double check their diagnosis. we did pay for every single one of those visits.

[Smooth Groove]

it's fine to have residents to practice on patients but it would be nice if it was mandatory to have at least one doctor double check their diagnosis. we did pay for every single one of those visits.

Residents do usually report their findings to the attendants.  The patient just doesn't see it.