Double trouble

Sleeping giraffes

One more on top!

A friend asked me to make some scrub hats for her, and provided me with half a meter of each. I'm getting much faster at constructing these! Now they are done in slightly more than an hour, instead of the 3 hours I started out with. Practice makes perfect! Now if only I can extend that to anaesthesia reading...

So my two cases for tomorrow were all inpatient. I discovered this after getting home from teaching. Initially, I wasn't going to go back, since my first patient was seen the day before and had a pre-op assessment completed. Unfortunately, my second patient was still hanging out in the ER due to lack of floor beds, and nothing has been done. So, in I go to make sure they are fit for OR tomorrow! I really don't mind going back and do things like this, because I know there is a tangible benefit to the patient in what I do. What I had trouble with as a medical student was the menial things that really make minimal impact in patient care. Not what people often classify as "scut", because if I understand the reason behind a task, and how it makes a difference in team function/patient care, I'm happy to do it -- but more like certain rules/regulations that must be completed as a care package/bundle. Those frustrated me to no end! Luckily, in anaesthesia, there is minimal amount of those. My desire for utility is often satisfied!