Sunday, July 17, 2005
~ Updates... ~
9:18:00 pm
Oh wow... It's been awhile since I last blogged a proper entry... Been busy, lazy and sick to update... *Hehe*...
Anyway, it's been wonderful for the past week... Finally, we went back to the ward for some patient care although I felt really, really lost on the first day despite being there for our PRCP... The SAN expected us to know
EVERYTHING... But subsequently, it got better and
Alhamdulillah (Praise to Allah), I'm coping quite well with my junior role although there can still be room for improvement... But you know what, nothing beats seeing the smiles on the faces of my patients... Honestly, it really got me more motivated to work...
For the second half of the day, we were mostly in Ward 11A, which was used as a skills lab... There, we learnt about oxygen therapy, care of chest tube and some other stuffs... And yes, we did learn a lot despite all the 'pushing and drilling'... At least we'll be more aware when we function in the ward... I do think that Lay Hoon is an excellent trainer... Very encouraging and often relate stories that are worth a value... =)
Oh yeah... One of our NYP lecturer, Ms Joan Lee, was hospitalised in TTSH for a protruding vertebrae (if I'm not mistaken), causing her to have radiating pain on her back and left arm... Anyway, Joan Lee was our Gerontology lecturer and if you think that she was partly the reason why I ended up in Geriatrics, you're actually right... *Hehe*... The way she conducts her lessons was extremely fun and interesting and that was one of the reasons why I am in Geriatrics now... Anyway, the whole lot of us went to visit her after receiving news that she was hospitalised... Bought her flowers and had quite a fun time talking to her... By the way, she's already discharged now and hopefully, she'll get well soon!!
And yeah, I fell ill on Thursday afternoon... Had a painful throat and fever while Lay Hoon was teaching on clinical documentation... I was perfectly fine though while Sister Kala was teaching on nursing documentation... Just came out of a sudden... Anyway, my fever have subsided now but my throat is still as painful as ever... And I've yet to go to the doctor cuz I'm very stubborn... *Hehe*... If my throat is still painful tomorrow, I will pay the doctor a visit... Anyway, I don't think my throat will get well by tomorrow... Cuz I was thinking, my fever came with my throat pain... So it's indicating that my throat is either infected or inflammed... So, better I go to the doctor tomorrow... *This is my analogy... Haha*...
So, with this, I end my entry... Do take care everyone... It's the 'sick' season so do take your precautions... Bye!
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
