ok here goes my experience at NUH.

Im running late now, so i'll just post what i can remember. Hehe.

Placement at NUH was fun!! The flipside though, I could not spend those precious six weeks with my attachment jie-meis! (xuanie, jil) So near, yet so far. Haiz.

But, I made new friends. Those people whom I spent six weeks with. It was much better having them around. Being posted to CCU (ala critical care), was a a refreshing experience for me. It was intimidating, initially. It makes you wonder what is it you've been learning these past 3 years because you just don't seem to know anything. For the lack of a better word, I felt stupid in there. And at times, I do feel as though I'm more of a hindrance than of a help.

Fortunately though, the nurse clinicians were amazing. They were fantastic facilitators, making sure we achieve our learning objectives as well as expose us to more acutely ill patients.

And yeah, being in CCU can be heart-breaking. I remember feeding this patient a watermelon one day, and the next, she was intubated. (p.s: it is not due to my watermelon hor!!) Her condition deteriorated further and alas, she passed away. It was sad. Life is so fragile and i feel for her family. And being in CCU requires you have fantastic PR, because the families are anxious ++++.

Oh yeah, i see ECGs until my head spins. Cant really read them thoroughly. At the very least, I'll know if my patient is having an infarct and where is the infarct.

That's all folks. See ya all at graduation.

PRCP at AMKH

Okie, I'll get the ball rolling... =)

My PRCP wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. I was the only student every shift (except the first and last day). So yeah, pretty lonely...but I got the opportunity to practice whatever skills I could (not many skills to cover in AMKH, though).

Sometimes I felt like I was being thrown into the deep end of the sea...like, when I was asked to take two whole cubicles (which equals to 16 patients) in the second week...and you know, with me and my limited multi-tasking abilities, I swam reallyreallyreally hard, trying to catch my breath at times and at the end of the day, I reach the shore (home) so utterly exhausted.

But it was good...and when it came to night shift, I was given three cubicles. =) Great experience.

Now I realize, that when people recognize and see your capabilities, they give you more responsibilities. Our task is to seize the opportunity instead of whining, and make full use of them. Otherwise, whatever has been given to you in the first place, will eventually be taken away (and this doesn't apply to nursing alone, but life itself)...

Thank God AMKH isn't an acute hospital. Haha...but they really shouldn't send students for PRCP there lah...

-Lydia

PRCP what?

Hi all! PRCP's over for all i hope. Why don't we all share our experiences here? An entry each from you, okay? Don't lazy lazy uh.. i know you guys got STORIES to tell. I know! So TELL.