Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost,
Dante Alighieri, Inferno, Canto I
7th October (Tuesday) - You are probably wondering why there's a quote from Dante Alighieri's Inferno on the very top of this post.... Well, because it sorts of sums up today's day. Today's the seventh, seven is supposed to be like a lucky number, you know, like triple 7, jackpot, that sort of thing. People usually say 7 is a lucky number but my lucky number is 4. Shi no shi, it may seems odd but most of the time, four is a good number for me, with various good reasons.
Noon shift, once I gotten the report, I was sent to assist a prof who specializes in genetics mutations (abnormalities) in paediatrics. Today is hectic and there's a shortage of staff, so there's no choice but for a junior staff like me to step out and take on the job. Now according to the report, the morning shift had prepared everything ready, nice and easy for him. But when I showed the tray to the prof, I got a major bullocking. And it turns out he's the type that wants hundred percent perfect. Oh God, because there's not much senior staffs around, we have to assist, and I kid you not, he was grumbling and complaining the whole time, "Why are new staffs assisting me? Where are all the senior staff nurses? Prince Court?" I did ask him nicely whether he can teach me, but the whole time he's grumbling and said to me, "I don't have the time to teach you new girls. You have to learn yourself." But if you put it that way, how will we ever learn to hit hundred percent smooth sailing? How are we juniors going to be as good as the seniors? And besides, it's not that I don't handle children, I can care for them, but his is a special case. Remember the baby I was stuck with for 2 hours? Caring for special children is no easy task. You need to undergo a proper post basic training for paediatric, then only you can call yourself a Paediatric Nurse. Eesh.
Then I had to assist him for another prof's case. He was grumbling because this child is not under him. He asked me to assist him again by grabbing the child firmly and lucky, another staff came to assist him, whom had helped some other prof in their paediatric cases. Lucky I knew which needle to put into the tray, but not the bottles. Yellow or blue only. Since the girl is rather chubby, we standby a lot of blue needles, getting a line for is not easy. Her veins are too smooth. She got poked at four different places and no luck. Poor girl. She was crying and screaming hard til my heart feels like going out to her. And because the prof couldn't get a line for her, the fourth attempt was settled with taking blood from her. The whole time he was grumbling and scowling, mainly because he could not get a line. Sigh. The other two profs whom I assist are not so bad. One can even joke with me the whole time even after he couldn't get a line until the fourth to sixth attempt.
Noon shift duty originally only had three people on duty. TL, she takes care of all the ward, Med Nurse, she takes care for the medicines, me, reduced to taking care the patients. Lucky we had help from others, one who stayed back to help us, and one from downstairs to help us. Between us three, we managed to handle the normal care, but the attendants is too busy til she had to sleep for a while. Poor girl. The little baby whom I assisted in the line, I had to collect her from the audiology room, take her up to the ward, then get her baby ready, send her back down to the MRI room, where I had to spent 30 minutes writing my entire reports, since I barely even had time to write from 1400hrs.Crazy huh? At least I'm able to pass the reports properly.
Then because of all the seniors being busy, I myself have to send patient to the OT, on my own, with no guidance. I only double checked with the the senior, then when everything is tip top, I send the patient down, hand over the case, and then head back up to the ward, and help out in sponging and feeding our favourite uncle. He is so much jolly-looking now, and the funniest thing was, during feeding, he laughed which caused some of the PEG milk to bubble over. Funny uncle, lucky I didn't fill it too full otherwise I'll end up getting a milky fountain spilling all over me.
There was a call from a really mean big boss, and she gave me a telling off for interrupting the TL before a report. Well, if she wants to wait 30 minutes for me finding all the busy senior nurses, then maybe I should do that. Then some genius misplaced a patient's NCP til we are all running up and down, on our our knees searching every nooks and crannies for the folder. It caused us an hour plus just to search for the folder, if we couldn't find it, we'll end up in BIG TROUBLE later on. There are few instances that I have to make a call and a senior staff was busy giving me another telling off, because I don't have a code to activate the phone. I've been asking everyone what is the code of the phone to make outside calls but does anyone want to give me the code? Nobody. Sigh... Horrible day. I guess it's enough to make anyone depressed.
Then I had to assist him for another prof's case. He was grumbling because this child is not under him. He asked me to assist him again by grabbing the child firmly and lucky, another staff came to assist him, whom had helped some other prof in their paediatric cases. Lucky I knew which needle to put into the tray, but not the bottles. Yellow or blue only. Since the girl is rather chubby, we standby a lot of blue needles, getting a line for is not easy. Her veins are too smooth. She got poked at four different places and no luck. Poor girl. She was crying and screaming hard til my heart feels like going out to her. And because the prof couldn't get a line for her, the fourth attempt was settled with taking blood from her. The whole time he was grumbling and scowling, mainly because he could not get a line. Sigh. The other two profs whom I assist are not so bad. One can even joke with me the whole time even after he couldn't get a line until the fourth to sixth attempt.
Noon shift duty originally only had three people on duty. TL, she takes care of all the ward, Med Nurse, she takes care for the medicines, me, reduced to taking care the patients. Lucky we had help from others, one who stayed back to help us, and one from downstairs to help us. Between us three, we managed to handle the normal care, but the attendants is too busy til she had to sleep for a while. Poor girl. The little baby whom I assisted in the line, I had to collect her from the audiology room, take her up to the ward, then get her baby ready, send her back down to the MRI room, where I had to spent 30 minutes writing my entire reports, since I barely even had time to write from 1400hrs.Crazy huh? At least I'm able to pass the reports properly.
Then because of all the seniors being busy, I myself have to send patient to the OT, on my own, with no guidance. I only double checked with the the senior, then when everything is tip top, I send the patient down, hand over the case, and then head back up to the ward, and help out in sponging and feeding our favourite uncle. He is so much jolly-looking now, and the funniest thing was, during feeding, he laughed which caused some of the PEG milk to bubble over. Funny uncle, lucky I didn't fill it too full otherwise I'll end up getting a milky fountain spilling all over me.
There was a call from a really mean big boss, and she gave me a telling off for interrupting the TL before a report. Well, if she wants to wait 30 minutes for me finding all the busy senior nurses, then maybe I should do that. Then some genius misplaced a patient's NCP til we are all running up and down, on our our knees searching every nooks and crannies for the folder. It caused us an hour plus just to search for the folder, if we couldn't find it, we'll end up in BIG TROUBLE later on. There are few instances that I have to make a call and a senior staff was busy giving me another telling off, because I don't have a code to activate the phone. I've been asking everyone what is the code of the phone to make outside calls but does anyone want to give me the code? Nobody. Sigh... Horrible day. I guess it's enough to make anyone depressed.
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