-> In my year of nursing, I had encountered quite some of the tramatic events,I had been thru the sars period. I had patient that grab my hands, collapsed and died in front of me, I can only doing resuscitation and watching helplessly patient ended their last breath or sent them to ICU.(just like those scenes protraying in ER)
what really bring me down is those patients that is unsound, attention seeking and keep harassing nurses, and some of the "chi go beh" patient. (Those uncle who is walker but want young and pretty nurses to sponge them.) You know when hospital keep on emphasising about Patient's rights. Nobody care about Nurses right. Nurses are supposed to bear in slience, endure the humilation and move on. It is sad to said that but this is the truth of the healthcare scene in Singapore.
-> we worked overtime but not being paid overtime, as the task is within your shift work and whatever you can't finish, you had to stay and completed it. If your colleage is nice, She will take over your undone. This is the government setting.
that why nurses are overworked and underpaid. For the nurses to patient ratio one nurse to 6 patients.Sometime with high mc rate, 1 nurse to 8 patients.
-> Nursing is my passion and my childhood ambition. I had dropped chemical engineering to go into nursing. but now I know why there is a shortage of local nurses... I will never given up hope upon nursing, but i will choose to be in private sectors. Maybe after a few more years down the road, nursing will be profession & recognized and nurses will be given authority and treat with respect.
