Our group was assigned first in the out patient department. Our main task was to monitor the vital signs of the patients. It seems so simple for you but when you're in the area and everything's so busy...with parents looking for their kids, stretchers on the floor, nonstop paging, children crying, nurses going here and there...well, those make the whole situation complicated. Me and Arcee, my partner, were assigned in three different areas - pedia, medicine and surgery. Among those 3, I liked pedia the most. Honestly, I never liked children but monitoring their VS and staying in the pedia room for 4 hours made me love 'em. They're so cute, especially when they try to grab my uniform or hold onto my hand while taking their temperatures. But what really touched me in pedia were the mothers and how much they showed their love for their children. I had this case where the baby had all these illnesses and everything seemed like falling out of place but when I interviewed the mother, there was no hint of weakness, of damage.. of hopelessness. I remember her telling me something like "mahal ko ang anak ko at gagawin ko lahat para magamot siya" She was such a hero because if i were in her position, i probably would've given up....but as the cliche goes "there's nothing like the love of a mother"
OPD was the duty i saw myself in as a nurse because there, i encountered people from different walks of life...and i realized that in every minute, there are so many people who are fighting for the lives of their loved ones even when every way seems so impossible and insanely stupid to take, but they choose to take it anyway because of faith.
Second rotation was in the nursery and the babiessss are too cute for my liiiiiiiife! Im so ready to be a mother...NAT! but seriously, it was like my first time to put on diaper, bathe the babies, put on clothing hahaha. Before the duty, i was super scared for this rotation since i dont like handling babies because they're so fragile and im scared i might break them or something. Nothing much happened during this rotation but i still loved it because then i learned that life is the most precious thing in the world! And one dad was even teary eyed watching his baby from the nursery window and that was beyond the word awwww can describe. :>
Third rotation was in the community. At first it was kind of boring because there weren't any patients and all we did was EAT - ftw the mangga and bagoong and gulaman :> When we did our home visits that's when everything started to change. We walked and walked and walked and interviewed people on the streets just to get a good case until we got one with a rheumatic heart disease. Group case in the community is the most toxic because it included the whole family plus we had to make a floor plan of the house and the genogram. Home visits were very tiring, i mean just the 'walking itself is tiring already....anddddd the heat was intolerable. But it was a good experience! In the community, I learned that life is full of ups and downs, of survival, of change, of goodlucks and badlucks....I realized how lucky i am of a person to have all the things i need to live when some dont even have clothes to wear. So, everyday, I try my best to be satisfied with what i have because when I actually think of it, I already have so much for myself.
Fourth and last rotation was in the lying in. This was the rotation i was waiting for because there's action, there's the blood and its the closest i can get to feeling the "surgery room" or something hahaha. This rotation turned our to be the best! It's because of the CI, the groupmates and the experiences we had. Sure, there were boring moments especially those times when we had no patients at all but the group made it still fun! Anyway, my first lying in experience was WOAHHHHHH! like really blood kung blood, episiotomy kung episiotomy, suture kung suture! HAHHA! Everything was just totally new. It's so funny and amazing when we would cheer and pray for the baby to come out already and we would clap our hands when the baby is already out. *labor danceeeee* At first, we were so grossed out with the set up but we got used to it...like the mother is already bearing down and the midwife was like shouting "mrs, bat wala kang dalang damiiiiit?" i didn't know if i'm supposed to laugh or to get mad. I mean hello, she's already in so much pain tas you're gonna shout at her pa. It's mean at first but later we realized ..ahh ok it's a normal thing.
Everything went by so fassssst. I can't believe i survived 4 group cases and three individual cases. I can't believe i was able to go through 4 ward classes. I can't believe i was able to breathe even with the tight schedule. I can't believe that i passed all four rotations. I can't believe that i'm starting to love nursing. i can't believe that i'm gaining so much life lessons in my duties. I can't believe that im appreciating life so muchhhh now and that i can CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT IM LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST!
So far so good! :>
hello second sem, i'm gonna rock you!
