Thursday, September 25, 2008

The job that requires a heart

Well, I've been working for 9 days as a student nurse in NUH already! Learnt a lot of things and slowly I'm getting more used to the routine! Soon, I'll do things more confidently and then there goes my 3 weeks of great experience.

Yesterday 1 patient under my care was discharged and today 2 of them! I almost cried can! Like looking after them, knowing their needs and stuff like that, a relationship was built. Then, they are well enough to go home and *poof* off they go.

Looks like I have to get used to it yeah. For 2 of them, I've got their numbers!! (dont know for what) But they just gave me theirs... I really enjoy looking after these pleasent old people :) Probably because my grandparents died when I was very young and I didnt have much time to spend with them as a teenage grand daughter of theirs.

I do regret though, for my grandmother who stayed at St Luke's and I didnt really go and visit her and all that. Right now I understand how lonely can an elderly be when her family does not visit her. Really sad.

Ok, don't laugh at me wearing this uniform... My friends mentioned that I look nicer wearing specs. Anyway, the group 10 people are a fun bunch :)

Ambition achieved! :)