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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Attachment Days!!

Wow.. How am I going to update one month here? I think I'll update according the places I've been. I'm sure no one is interested in what happened in hospital right? Though I had good experience working in hospital. Well, let's start with hospital and Northumberland ward =)


It's the square look building, nothing special indeed if u look from far. Haha..

There're so much different in healthcare system!
  1. UK healthcare is free whereas SG is not. U wait.
  2. Ward manager cleanse the bed and give bed pan whereas SG not.
  3. Five to Six patients for a SN, think of sg, 16 for C class?
  4. The pay is obviously different. POUNDS!!
  5. Seven days of self-certified sick leave and 2 weeks annual leave. Sg? All u need is MC to prove u're sick. What if I just dun feel like working that day? Bleuk ;p
  6. Nominate self to get promoted in UK. sg, it takes forever to get promoted.
  7. There is a in-charged for all pts for the shift and she/he will follow doctors' round, make changes and all.
  8. Overall handover and individual patient's handover. Sg only one time..
  9. Multi-discipline, all equal. Nurses, doctors, dietitians, PTs, OTs... All like friends. Every week there is multi-disciplinary meeting discuss over pt's plan. Nurses have a say.
  10. Every student has own mentor and assessor. So 2 trained staff looking after you and a link lecturer from uni. So u only work with mentors. Walao, since when sg got? so many staffs, u dun even know who is who.
I'm so blessed! Rmb I was complaining of homesick for the first 3 days. As soon as I started my attachment and met those wonderful people in the ward, it reduced my homesick. They're really nice people. Surprisingly, all the Philippino run a ward in London. Cool right? Of course they're ang mo working in the ward as well. but I was so amazed that Philippinos are everywhere! Lol.

Apparently I've got 2 mentors, Rosie and Ronnie. They're not brother and sister if you wonder. Just nickname. Ronnie's full name is Ronaldo Reyes. Ya, everyone teases his name! Haha.. Very nice people!! I'll tell more stories on later posts.

Students are allowed to do everything under the sun here! I gave S/C injection everyday, obviously serve meds everyday, went OT to watch esophagectomy (6 hours in OT, stupid cold) and small OT for esophageal stent insertion, write reports everyday, gave IM injection on the butt, prepare IV meds and fluid, flush whatever tube pt has.. I did all sorts of thing that not allowed or perhaps no chance to do in sg till i graduate.

I dun mind working there one day after i clear my bond. em.. if only my family is there. sigh.. but i dun even know will i continue nursing after 3 years. lol.

Let's see some pics!!

The phlebotomist who can call my full name

James the doctor

Lara year 2 nursing student, she is 175 above lah!

My partner, Sam

Ward clerk, Jo

Melanie, Ronnie, Jo and Me

These people.. Can u see i'm writing report?

Too much pic!

Hottest sister, Natalie

Oyoma, HCA

Ron, Me and Oyoma in day room

Taking pic during break.. No makan ular ok!

Last day of work
food!!

inspiration left.
[Tuesday, September 30, 2008]