Sunday, February 12, 2006


10:11 PM

last wk was super busy n stressed up cos of changes at work n lots of church activities. tried out puppeting during worship session for e kindergarden kids in church on sun tog with some teachers. fun! such a nice feeling 2 work with enthusiastic pple. sth diff for e kids, was well-received. thank god.

really think working on kids is highly enjoyable n uplifting. can consider teaching them as an alternative career. not exactly sure wat i wanna do after my nursing bond though.

going back 2 work on wed. i dread going to intensive care area 2 work. so noisy, machines beeping all e time cos they're very sensitive. n somethings i'm still not v sure of. got scolded by my senior tat day. harsh environment.

things really press on my nerves sometimes.. nearly got complaint letter directed 2 us on sat. tat day got 7 discharges. One patient's daughter had 2 collect e meds from e pharmacy by herself. well, she couldnt wait. she was already unhappy abt tat. n, we din have anymore wheelchairs 4 her mum 2 wheel downstairs. i merely suggested 2 her she could get a wheelchair at level 1. i really din have anymore manpower, n so much more work 2 do. she got super worked up n started chiding me, threatened 2 complain somemore. " Don't tell me this is the kind of service u provide at e great SGH? it's totally unacceptable......" no choice, i had 2 apologise, get e wheelchair n wheel her mum (2 n a half times my size) down since she was already so angry. n they had 2 request 4 L sized pampers, making me run so many places just 2 get it. I was sooooooo pissed n frustrated. close 2 tears but yet had 2 smile n pretend it's fine. y can't pple understand tat nurses have sooooo much 2 do n soooo many responsibilities? all e shit. everything from resusistation to monitoring, to serving meds, to spondging e patients, to faxing, to documenting, to doing wound dressings n procedures, to coordinating with drs n other healthcare professionals, to educating, to clearing bedpans, to serving diets. n providing gd service above all tat. sometimes, i think i am going crazy cos of work. luckily, there's God 2 comfort me. Dear Lord, make me brave, strong n patient.