LoNg TiMe No SeE fOr 5MoNtHs…
hi ppl, i know its been veri long since i last updated my blog.. cant help it im veri lazy to update my blog. well let me update wat happened for the past few months..
was selected by my nursing officer to go for this Clinical Instructor Course from NOV ‘06 to FEB ‘07. in this course, i was taught how to assess and guide student nurses that come for attachment in the hospital. there are several grps of trainees e.g. NYP Dip, NYP Accelerated Dip, NP Dip, ITE East, STEERs. it’s very challenging as the age gap is very big from 17 - 50 and above and each individual have different learning capabilities. from here i learnt how to plan an orientation for trainees on their 1st day of attachment and how to plan my time to assess everyone of them.i benefited alot from this course as i had to attend other courses e.g Electrocardiogram course part 1, Advanced Life Support Course for Nurses, Automated External Defibilator course. i gained alot of experiences from other nurses who are more experienced than me ( i was the youngest and only had 2yrs of experience) as they have being in nursing for more than 20yrs. the course ended in FEB and was given the certifcate on March.
While I was undergoing training as a clinical instructor, I also had to attend a course in Oncology Nursing. I was glad that I was given this opportunity as it was an eye opener for me. Though I do nurse cancer patient, the knowledge that I have was quite limited. We had lessons from oncologist(drs specialised in cancer) and Senior Nurse Clinician Lian. I had a better understanding from both medical and nursing about oncology. Now, whenever my colleagues have questions about oncology nursing I can help them to my best knowledge or I will call up SNC Lian to help me.
This year I was given an opportunity to precept a new staff nurse. During this 2 months as a preceptor, I realised that it is not that easy being a nurse. Guessed many of the nurses out there may feel the same as I do. We have a very simple goal in our mind that is to nurse and care for our patients. However, that is not the case. Nurses are being tied down by many factors e.g. lack of manpower and the never ending paperwork. It is already very tiring for a staff nurse in-charge to work with only 1 junior nurse in caring for 13 patients. On top of that, the SN may need to guide trainees or new nurses while they are working. I had suffered severe burnouts during this 2 months as a preceptor and was quite depressed. I do not know whether I performed well as a perceptor or not as till now I do not see much improvement in my preceptee. Maybe I have too high demands for her or she could not cope with the high demands in the ward. Some said I was too lenient with my preceptee, some said I was too strict with her. Sigh… I’m tired.. Wanna go somewhere for a break.. Relax myself, forgetting all the worries for a while..
Thinking back I havent had my annual leave for coming to 4 months, no wonder I getting more shoulder and back aches. Looking forward to my annual leave in July, but I have totally no idea where to go. Want to go to somewhere that has got beach where I can enjoy the sun and the sea but going there alone will not be fun. I was also thinking of bringing my mum for a holiday so that she can forget about those unhappiness in her workplace and at home. Was wondering whether my mum would want to do spa? Lolz.. Or should I bring her to Taiwan or China? Sigh.. but I do not have the money… Troubled.. Troubled.. Troubled..
Applied for Advanced Diploma in Nursing, Gerontology this year. I am still waiting for answer from NYP. Hopefully I can get in and also that SGH will sponsor me during the 1yr course.
That’s all for now folks. Sorry to bored you all with my complains..
Take care and all the best!!
