One nurse was doing chest compressions, making the body flop up and down on the table. We get there, and the room is packed with nurses and doctors surrounding the individual in cardiac arrest. I did my best to keep cool and act like I’ve seen plenty of cold blues like any other day of the week, but in reality, I had an uncomfortable mix of excitement and nervousness that made my heart race and body jittery.
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Then the loudspeaker turns on and begins calling for my doctor repeating the words code blue in room X.Īt that moment, my trainer and I, without saying a word, walk over to where our doctor and some nurses were already waiting by the elevator that would take us to the floor with the code blue.
It’s a relatively slow day, and I’m busy trying to put in patient information into our extensive charting database. I’m in the ER during one of my training shifts. In order to honor my HIPAA oath, I will not provide the gender or age, hospital, time or day, and any other details that could be traced back to the patient that was coding. This was a very strange experience, to say the least. In order to honor my HIPAA oath, I will not provide the gender or age, hospital, time or day, and any other details that could be traced back to any of the patients below. Here are some stories from my scribing experience demonstrating that this job can provide you with front row seats to life as a physician. Aside from improving your resume for medical school, scribing provides a lot of opportunities to experience some amazing things. There are many advantages to being a medical scribe as a pre-med student.
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