Comments on: Brief Advice for Interns http://www.politedissent.com/archives/791 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:25:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doctor Disgruntled http://www.politedissent.com/archives/791/comment-page-1#comment-3952 Doctor Disgruntled Tue, 05 Jul 2005 17:22:48 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/791#comment-3952 I always tell my interns that (1) they are 100% guaranteed to screw up, and (2) that they should always admit it even if they feel extremely stupid. Better to be embarrassed than to be the intern who can never be trusted because they tried to cover something up. DD I always tell my interns that (1) they are 100% guaranteed to screw up, and (2) that they should always admit it even if they feel extremely stupid. Better to be embarrassed than to be the intern who can never be trusted because they tried to cover something up.

DD

]]> By: Scott http://www.politedissent.com/archives/791/comment-page-1#comment-3919 Scott Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:22:57 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/791#comment-3919 LP = Lumbar Puncture (a spinal tap) LP = Lumbar Puncture (a spinal tap)

]]> By: Jim Henley http://www.politedissent.com/archives/791/comment-page-1#comment-3918 Jim Henley Sat, 02 Jul 2005 14:48:36 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/791#comment-3918 What's an "LP?" What’s an “LP?”

]]> By: Aaron Sapp http://www.politedissent.com/archives/791/comment-page-1#comment-3917 Aaron Sapp Sat, 02 Jul 2005 13:25:24 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/791#comment-3917 My best advice (and it was hard learned on my part) is make sure that you have a system that won't allow important things to be forgotten no matter how tired you are and no matter how many people have dumped work in your lap. My best advice (and it was hard learned on my part) is make sure that you have a system that won’t allow important things to be forgotten no matter how tired you are and no matter how many people have dumped work in your lap.

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