I'm encountering a lot of what I consider terrifying truths in going back to school. I find these to be upsetting and I don't really know what to do with them.
I'm doing prerequisites for healthcare related fields, and I am discovering that people in general are dumb. Really dumb. Like, "I don't see why basic biology has anything to do with becoming a nurse!" dumb... (actual quote from a classmate). I realize not all of these people will go on to do what they are setting out to do, but I still find this upsetting.
I've had to go to a couple of doctors lately because I've been ill. Their nurses went to the same school I'm attending prior to getting in a nursing program, and I worry... Are these the same people that complain about having to do basic bio? Are they now in charge of my personal care?? I find that slightly terrifying.
I've also had to get prescriptions, and the pharmacy screwed up multiple times (wrong number of pills in the bottle, wrong directions written on the label, wrong number of refills, etc.). So I'm becoming increasingly paranoid that I'm surrounded by idiots. This is not helped when I point out these errors they act like it's no big deal and even put out that I want the correct number of refills for my script. That's some scary shit to me. Sure my antibiotic and allergy medications aren't going to kill me in slightly the wrong dosage, but what about the cardiac/hypertension patient that visits after me? Are these problems systemic or one shot deals? I get the feeling they are systemic as they have occurred over multiple visits (i.e.: one time the refills were wrong, another visit the pill count was off, etc.)
Then I start thinking... For every doctor that graduates at the top of their class and goes into practice... There's another doctor at the bottom of their class who goes into practice... Same for nurses... Same for pharmacists...
I feel paranoid and I'm unsure if this is me being neurotic or if this is an actual concern that exists and we just don't think about (much like most people don't think about how high the likelihood is of dying in a car crash every time one gets into a car, what's the term? accepted risk or some such).
Basically what has been realized cannot be unrealized, so how do I stop feeling so fucking paranoid? It's really uncomfortable. And I kinda want to tell people when they bitch about how tough class is they shouldn't pursue a career in healthcare if they are struggling so much in bio 101... which isn't nice... and makes me feel all pompous and assholeish... Yeah... So that's where I'm at.
I'm doing prerequisites for healthcare related fields, and I am discovering that people in general are dumb. Really dumb. Like, "I don't see why basic biology has anything to do with becoming a nurse!" dumb... (actual quote from a classmate). I realize not all of these people will go on to do what they are setting out to do, but I still find this upsetting.
I've had to go to a couple of doctors lately because I've been ill. Their nurses went to the same school I'm attending prior to getting in a nursing program, and I worry... Are these the same people that complain about having to do basic bio? Are they now in charge of my personal care?? I find that slightly terrifying.
I've also had to get prescriptions, and the pharmacy screwed up multiple times (wrong number of pills in the bottle, wrong directions written on the label, wrong number of refills, etc.). So I'm becoming increasingly paranoid that I'm surrounded by idiots. This is not helped when I point out these errors they act like it's no big deal and even put out that I want the correct number of refills for my script. That's some scary shit to me. Sure my antibiotic and allergy medications aren't going to kill me in slightly the wrong dosage, but what about the cardiac/hypertension patient that visits after me? Are these problems systemic or one shot deals? I get the feeling they are systemic as they have occurred over multiple visits (i.e.: one time the refills were wrong, another visit the pill count was off, etc.)
Then I start thinking... For every doctor that graduates at the top of their class and goes into practice... There's another doctor at the bottom of their class who goes into practice... Same for nurses... Same for pharmacists...
I feel paranoid and I'm unsure if this is me being neurotic or if this is an actual concern that exists and we just don't think about (much like most people don't think about how high the likelihood is of dying in a car crash every time one gets into a car, what's the term? accepted risk or some such).
Basically what has been realized cannot be unrealized, so how do I stop feeling so fucking paranoid? It's really uncomfortable. And I kinda want to tell people when they bitch about how tough class is they shouldn't pursue a career in healthcare if they are struggling so much in bio 101... which isn't nice... and makes me feel all pompous and assholeish... Yeah... So that's where I'm at.
