Finally, sem break!

So, it's been a while..
As you guys know, I'd been posted to O+G ward..
Which is kind of a nice ward..

The staffs there are really nice!
Nothing much I can do there coz it's an 'all ladies' ward..

This 2 weeks' posting, I'd been in to different places.

First to is the Nursery..
I don't know where to begin..
It's a scary ward! I got scared when I went there for orientation of the ward's layout..
I dont know why, but it's a little confusing place to be..

Anyway, the terror starts when I was to bottle feed the babies on my first day, without any supervision from  my CI!!
I was so afraid to handle those 'cute little things'..
Then my CI was like, "you didn't feed anyone? If you dont feed, you dont get your cross"
I was like:
 

Anyway, my first baby bath was quite successful and the subsequent days, I felt more confident in handling those 'cute little things'..
But still, they were so annoying that they cry non-stop..
I hope to never step into nursery again..

Then it was the Doctor's Clinic
Lin Siew  & I was posted there for like half a day, which half of it was gone coz the doctor went to OT where we're not supposed to follow..
Anyway, later we managed to went to his (Dr. Quah) clinic..
He's quite a friendly one, approachable..
But the time was not enough, at all!

The final unit to complete this posting, Labour Room!!
Been waiting to witness delivery..
But our luck isn't that good!
Me & Calrine fail to observe even 1 instrumental delivery, which was quite disappointing!
Anyway, we enjoyed our posting..

Finally back to the ward, I gave some health education to mothers who had just delivered, encouraging them to breastfeed.
Overall, this posting was great!

After this 2 weeks of  sem break, I'll be going to Peads ward, which I have no idea how I'm going to survive..
Hope for the best!

Urologist's Clinic

It was a fun day posted to Mr. Leong's clinic..
Me & Tin Tin again this time.

Mr. Leong is a very friendly surgeon, approachable.
He taught us quite a lot.

And we went to OT, for the first time, to witness some procedure!
Which was pretty cool!

It was a great posting!
We learned a little on how to interpret ultrasound and CT scans..haha

Light from the Lamp : A touching moment

**This is a long post, you may not feel like reading it.
    If you do, I hope it touch your heart like mine was... **

I had lots to post about my posting but this must come first even though the line is damn slow!

This happened today, this morning.
I'm now in O+G ward. My friends over the labour room ask us in the ward to go over there as a mother just delivered and there is a fresh placenta to observe.

As my CI was off today, we approached the senior Staff Nurse Midwife, SN Kalai, to explain to us about the placenta's features.
As the teaching ends, she started with a casual conversation.

She was saying that how we grow from sem by sem, gaining respect as we step higher each semester with more and more responsibilities over the shoulder.
It was destined, she said, that we will one day graduate and work in the wards.

She continued that there are certain things that cannot be avoided.
For example, the fact of being bullied by seniors in workplace.
As students, we know what is it like because, we were too sometimes being asked & expected to do more than we can take; being scolded for what we do not deserved.

She said that many junior SNs undergo such experience and she too once experience much worse, even in her student years..

Then she utter the words that really deeply touch my heart..
It goes somewhat like this :

"It's fine the way how they treat me, I become a better self. But I tell myself, I must not be like them.

I have gone through it, and I dont want to be like them"

At that time, I was like holding back myself, trying to stay calm..
Those simple words, really meant a lot..
Some of my others friends just burst into tears as we felt her, and I guess many nurses too felt the same..

"No one dare to voice up, they keep into themselves. They ended up being less confident, lack of interest and just couldn't face the problem. who suffers in the end? The patient!"

She advised us to take things in a positive way "it makes a better me"...

This is the lesson that I will forever remember!!

"Refer ENT lah"

So, I was diagnosed with Allergic Rhinitis by my Consultant ENT Surgeon, Dr. Gopalan..
I was having a very bad case of runny-nose yesterday, as if my nose is giving an IV infusion...

So my CI, Ms Mazu ordered me to consult the MO and hopefully be refered to the ENT..
Full story >>Here<<

And so I was given 2 medications..

Aerius - Desloratadine - antihistamine to reduce inflammation & congestion of the mucosa lining

Avamys - Fluticasone Furoate - anti infammatory & nasal decongestion to reduce swelling of nasal mucosa

 

Allergic Rhinitis a collection of symptoms, mostly in the nose and eyes, which occur when you breathe in something you are allergic to, such as dust, dander, insect venom, or pollen.

All over for this sem!

Practical Exam - DONE -

Terminal Exam - DONE -

Finally, it's all over for this sem!
Really a great stress..

Well, now it's time to rest for posting session!

I'm going to Labour Room, Nursery, Paeds Ward and Urologist's Clinic!
Much fun awaiting!

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Pic taken by patient's relative

Really appreciated that they approached us (the student nurses) and asked for advice, as the surgeon was busy to give a full explanation.

That really made us felt that our presence was indeed appreciated and helpful..