Yes, sometimes it gets this way, especially when it's a busy day and it's one screamer/protester after the other. You can't explain the logic to them of WHY you need to look in their ear, and that's when you have to be more firm, hold the head (with their young vocal cords and lungs testing your decibel capacity level, right at your ear), and just look.
But after the "No more freakin kids!!!! GAHHH!!!!!!!", comes the 'okay, I can deal with this', and my boo-boo (ear) feels better. :) No major illnesses so far; otitis media, bronchitis, lower back pain. Lots of newborn checks and well-visits (immunizations = more screaming). The parents have been great.
Some of the kids are seriously amusing, like this one 9 year old girl, when I asked her what her favorite food was, she thought for a few seconds, and then said (very seriously), "pork". I laughed and she gave me a look which said, 'I really don't care WHAT you think'. Some of the kids make me laugh ... actually, if I walk in and they're screaming, a little scream back at them can help sometimes ... it seems to shock them, and then they just stare at you in puzzlement.
I absolutely do not look forward to my peds rotation. I think I'm actually looking forward to that less than OB/GYN.
ReplyDeleteSame here! I have no interest in the peds population at this point. We'll see how that changes as clinical year draws near.
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