My First Posting ~ Raise your voices.

Hello there! My 3 weeks clinical attachment have ended a while ago and it was truly an enriching experience.

I admit I was a little nervous and pretty scared yet excited and curious for this first clinical posting because I don't know what it actually entails. Now, we've all been to a hospital before, unless you're one of the rare babies who was delivered by a mid-wife. (Get what I'm sayin'?)

Be it visiting your relatives, going for check-ups or a surgery, have you ever thought of how a hospital works? Besides the visiting hours, what else do you know? For me, nothing else. Hahaha. Until the attachment. Then again, it isn't required for outsiders to know.

On the first day of attachment, ohmygoodness. It was a boring lecture. Everyone who went to the same hospital as me will agree. Hahaha. You see heads all around nodding off, people sleeping, and some making an effort to listen but nothing actually goes in. Hahaha, for me, it was all of the above. But hey, I didn't actually fall asleep. I never could fall asleep outside anyway. My friend did though. :P Let's see, that lecture lasted for a total of three hours, and it didn't help that the chairs were soooo comfortable. Can't blame us. We also had a ward orientation after that to get us familiarised in our own ward. Where the things are placed, bed no.s, etc. So the first day wasn't too much to handle. All of you people, regardless of what course you're in, when you go for an attachment, listen attentively and carefully when they orientate you about the workplace. It's makes your starting days easier.

The second day was when it really started. Like for real ohmy. I got partnered up with a guy from another class, whom later turned out to be an alumni from my sec sch. Hahaha, coincidence much. (So to date, I know two people, other than myself, who joined nursing.) Pretty thankful that my first partner was someone who is quite outspoken and always asking questions 'cos I'm not. Haha. But I tried! I just need time to get adjusted. After that, all's good.

I felt that we hands-on-ed on quite a lot of skills in the first week yet not really? It's like when you first try something new it's quite a lot to take in, but at the end of it, maybe you haven't done much. That's how I felt anyway. I think I was really lucky to have ended up in a cubicle with that was quite slow-paced and relaxed. Which meant that we had lots of time to process what we have learned practically. And the perk of the first week was that I got to report and get off the job at the same time as my classmate Hamie. Haha.

We change shifts and cubicles every week, and through that, we all had to work with different partners. I'm really grateful that I met such great partners who were so cooperative and I thought we worked quite well together! Haha.

Of course, there were difficult, troublesome but also good patients! Good patients really do cheer nurses up.

Some patients gave me useful advice and reminded me of what's important in the time that we're students, and I'm really thankful for that. Everyone in the ward taught us little bits and parts of life and I believe I'll continue to experience more as I continue to walk down this journey.

One thing I can say for sure. I have really learned to appreciate the simple magic words 'please' and 'thank you'. It doesn't matter who you say it too, be it healthcare workers, your friends, and especially your parents (I think majority of us overlook them the most), or strangers. Just saying those three magic words can lighten someone's day, make them feel a little better if they're in the dumps and perhaps more willing to help you with something. That's why they're called magic words.

Once again, a big thank you to the ward nurses for guiding us, the patients for their understanding and stories. Lastly, those peeps who were in the same ward as me for the enjoyable time. :P >.< All in all, the three weeks were a really enriching experience.

I think I have rambled enough so let's move on to pictures!