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I wonder if residents think it makes them sound more intelligent - wannie


Posted: Jun 24, 2013

to spit out words at 90 miles an hour?  I wish they knew how ridiculous they sound.  Of course, this goes for some physicians who are way past residency, too.  What a morning.  This job is beginning to get on my last nerve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sometimes I think - anon

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they hate to dictate and want to get done ASAP and don't give a flying rat's you know what, what they sound like or how difficult it makes our job.

And yet they go so fast they end up making - mistakes and have to backtrack

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I yell at my computer an awful lot sometimes, too. If these idiots would just slow down, they wouldn't stumble over their words and have to stop and correct themselves and they might remember to actually dictate the Phys. Exam instead of saying after the Assessment, "oh, can you go back and put this in. I forgot to add this."

Yeah, I know you forgot it. Slow down jerk face. You might do your job better.

Yelled at my poor computer yesterday - a bunch of times. sm

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Seemed like most of my shift yesterday was dealing with those fast talkers. What gets me is they stumble over their words and have to re-dictate sections, especially labs. You would think they would take that as a hint to SLOW DOWN. The other poster is right, though, that they just want to get it over with. Actually had a doctor tell me that.

What, You Mean You Can't Understand the Squirrels on crack?? lol - smeeps

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xx

So did I. nm - wannie

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nm


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