Reflective Essay: Taking The Hard Path

Taking the Hard Route

As a person growing up I always was one to take the easy route out of things. It was my second week working in my dental internship, and I was begging to assist the doctor with the oral surgeries. It came a day where I was told to assist Dr. Alex who I was intimidated by every time I saw him. I was frightened to help him because of last time seeing him shout at my representative kat when she committed an error. It came the day where I was advised to set myself up to help him on a three hour surgery. I was managing a considerable measure of stress being gone each day from six in the morning to seven during the evening amid senior and having a major exam for my radiology license. So obviously I was found to screw the main significant event of my entry level position. I was scared to assist him due to last time seeing him scream at my employee kat when she made a mistake. All I needed to do to set myself up was to …show more content…
Andrew. I was alone in the back office of the dentist office. I was currently sitting on the computer, in the dark room, with tools and medicines surrounding the counter. The stench of dried blood and sanitizer as the instruments are sterilizing in the big dishwasher looking machine. I was feeling a headache from the smell and the constant noise of machinery. As is was sitting in the small space of the back room on the computer, reviewing upcoming patient charts. I hear rushing footsteps, and in comes my employee Kat in her scrubs rushing to put the tray with bloody used instruments. She must be glad to be finished with her last patient with the doctor as she releases a heavy sigh. As Kat sets the instruments in the sterilizer, she takes a glance at me finally noticing me in the small space of the room being to rushed to go home per say. She gives me a thinking face as she knows shes suppose to tell me something