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 Halo! Leticia Here. 23 yo. Student Nurse. Bonded: St Luke's Hospital Baby Dont You Cry (The Pie Song) - Quincy Coleman Cbox
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An oven/lomo camera/nikon D40 dvd Links Pris Ang Gladys Zhong Janelle Ho Huiwen Ong Janice Leow Ivy Venus Pat Yiling Xiaohan Kerin Yumi Archives Busy. So lil time leh i wanted to relive my memories so i.......... 加油 OT scrubbing no time to breathe with dee's uni friends.. a friend who's mute..and loyal... Waitress (2007) happy birthday, dad so there, keep smiling! ;)
March 2008 |
bye...rest in peace..
Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:48 AM today, one of my patient passed away. she was admitted a few days ago for descending colon cancer; diagnosis read that she refused treatment and she was on DNR status which meant 'Do not resuscitate', all signed and agreed by her family members. it was clearly her wish to go.. i still remember the day when she was admitted. i helped her to the toilet numerous times when she complained that she wanted to pee; but no pee came out. they then put her on urinary catheter; she kept asking if it was ok to pee and if the bed will be wet. i had a hard time trying to explain to her tt it was ok to pee; because all the urine will go to the tube which will then go to a urine bag, in hokkien. i still remember how she said 'thank you thank you' numerous times to me, for helping her. her condition quickly worsened; and yesterday, she was lying on the bed, all feeble. her daughter came up to us and told us she complained of grave abdominal pain; nurse gave her an injection; while i told her in hokkien tt we're gg to give her an injection now; and told her to relax.. today, she passed away at 12.30pm, just when i was taking dwn report for the ward. at first, i didn't know tt she had passed away until i saw her family members standing outside the cubicle and crying. the worst had happened. her SPO2 level dropped to 50, and she was gone, puff, just like that. her mouth was open, and her skin was very yellowish. her body was beginning to get very stiff. i didn't had the chance to do the last office (cleaning & wrapping of bodies) as only 1 student was allowed to go in. death. it's part and parcel of life. life.. *puff* gone just like that. :( on a sidenote, mdm phua - another patient, gave me half a bunch of bananas! she will be transferred to AMK community hospital soon. she asked if i will be working on the weekends; i told her no. she said tt she will come to visit me during my shift if possible. i told her tt i'll miss her badly if she's really gg to be transf during the wkends & if i don't see her on mon. aww. she's such a nice & cute patient. i brought her to the day room to watch the 430pm taiwan show on chn 8 today. she used such a motherly tone to ask me to be careful when i climbed onto a chair in order to switch on the tv/adjust vol for her. the other day, she kept making cute faces at me while i was listening to the handover report by the nurses; such a cutie pie isn't it? :)
don't give up your inheritance for anything of this world
Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:50 PM thank u, brother denny for your encouragement & timely reminder. "i was reminded to tell u that you are a princess in God's eyes... and so very precious...Don't forget this, your calling, for God really loves u, and you have a high calling for your life. i also feel God's heart to remind you not to give up or exchange your inheritence as God's princess for anything of the world." when i read the daily devotional for today, it says... In the parable of the sower Jesus said, "Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the Word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the Word, making it unfruitful" (Mark 4:18-19 NIV). Notice, the problem is not the sower or the seed, it's the soil. Jesus said they "hear the word", so we're talking about churchgoers with a pre-existing mindset that chokes every Scripture they hear, read, or try to apply. Jesus describes these thorns as: "The worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things" (Mark 4:19).
i'll miss mdm tan...
11:02 PM today mdm tan is discharged. she's someone whom i always chat with whenever i have free time. someone whom i loved to talk to. someone whom i'll assist with in feeding, showering, changing of pampers etc. i've gotten a bit used to having her around. though her speech is slurred, i can still understand & converse with her freely. (she had a mild stroke in the past) anyway, i'm happy that she is discharged. but at the same time, i felt quite sad and at a loss. this is what they call, developing relationships and "feelings" for patients. i'll miss you, mdm tan. just finished preparing my case study materials for presentation to mdm chye, my NYP clinical instructor tmr in the ward. i hope she don't pick on me, and my materials. i just hope to get it done & over with. and aww. i hate afternoon shift. boo.
sh's 23rd birthday!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:28 PM decided to spring a surprise birthday visit to my dear friend, shenghao's place yday. i called the mother & told her to hush hush abt me coming over; but she was quite excited tt she laughed quite loudly and remarked that shenghao was in the living room too. anyway, it was a "party" for shenghao yday. there were food, food, and more food at the house. the sisters bought cakes & kfc for the family. charlene (sh's other best friend) bought cakes and pizzas whereas sh's insurance agent bought cake too! wow, you're one fortunate guy! anyway, i hope you enjoyed your bday. my wish is for you to be happy. happy 23rd bday again!       
my dearies..and our dearies!!
Sunday, August 24, 2008 5:00 PM  
in a span of 5 days
Friday, August 22, 2008 5:00 PM you'd probably seen the worst. a junior staff nurse showing you faces even though she only passed out a few mths ago. patients who had major operations with gapping wounds. sad life cases of patients who were being admitted into your ward. bad attitude of some nurses/assist nurses, pts are good so far. (i swear to be humble when im a SN in future) you'd probably also felt encouraged. patients singing praises to your clinical instructor, with a big smile on their face. endless verbal thank you's from patients. happy that you played a part in helping the patient feel comfortable. seen a sad case this morning. this female patient who was admitted for fits had depression, probably due to her abortion which happened recently. and her bf also jumped down. for reason, we do not know. it's sad. because of her fits, she stopped work as a sales asst. and there she is, lying on the bed; in a very confused and disoriented state of mind. and yet, there's nth we can do much to help. over at my side, i heard that a few ITE stud nurses had quit the course. i wonder if anyone from my course will quit. my dear partner also had this vague idea of quitting. i kept encouraging her to move on; at the same time, also reminded her of the bond amt which she had to pay. she's bonded to NUH, good luck. over this period, seen quite a few pts being transferred to st'luke.. i bet i'll b busy like crazy over there in st luke. but all in all, im still thankful for a nice boyfriend, my pillar of strength. thank you for driving me to work..much appreciated, even tho u've to wake up early like crazy. but yeah, i love you. v much. roller-coaster of emotions. hang on, cl.
NUH attachment
Monday, August 18, 2008 8:08 PM All in all, the bus journey from CCK to NUH kills me; especially when the morning traffic is a little heavy. The walk to Kent Ridge Wing is a little more bearable; im attached to Ward 43 Surgical Ward. We had a little orientation session today by Sister Daphne; a young nursing manager. Eldwin, my classmate, was very comical; did alot of silly things to make us laugh. It's fun having him around in our group. Anyway, I've been assigned to Cub 1-5 by Sister Daphne, and it's a MRSA ward.. This is simply great! Tomorrow, a few of our patients will be coming back from surgery; certainly hope that I can make full use of the opportunity to learn learn learn!! Am revising my lab skills work now; have forgotten quite a fair bit already.. And this malay ITE stud nurse which im paired with is always asking me questions which really stress me out. Ahh. Tues & Wed will be on 1230pm to 830pm shift, along with Fong Chin. The rest will be on 7-3pm shift..Booo! I'll work hard, jiayou! Btw, thank u all for yr bday wishes. Appreciate it, for remembering! I had a simple & enjoyable birthday with D.. Also met up with my closest friends like RHYS & Priscilla, really good to catch up with them.. Thanks guys for all the gifts & all, loves. :-)      
1st day of attachment....
Monday, August 11, 2008 5:32 PM  I couldn't sleep last night due to over-excitement due to the next day being my 1st day attachment. Tossing & turning all night, it wasn't easy for me to drift off to dreamland finally. I woke a few times in between the night; i had a very bad restless sleep. I woke again at 6am; to bathe, prepare & have a good breakfast. Reached Yishun Int @ 7.27am; slightly late in meeting my girl-pals. In conclusion, my 1st day experience was slightly below average; very tiring; and very boring as student nurses are only observers. 8 of us, split into pairs and we went into diff units for the day. Today, I was attached to Developmental Assessment unit & Counselling unit. Witnessed Nurse Tok assessing the developmental milestone of kids/babies; gross motor/fine motor and also observed some asthma & diabetics counselling session by Nurse Lee. However, at some parts, it wasn't really a nice experience because most nurse's faces was so black and they probably didn't acknowledge our existence in the room. Some were quite reluctant to answer questions. It just felt awkward; why would nurses treat student nurses this way? Weren't they student nurses in the past before? Yes, I vow not to treat student nurses like this in future. I'm so tired tht I can fall into a coma right now, and I would seriously do so after dinner. And it probably doesn't help that I'm missing D quite a fair bit now. But well, let me look forward to a better tomorrow. I'll be attached to Women's care unit tmr; hope to witness Pap Smear/Intrauterine procedures; my luck better be good. 明天会更好!!!!
Shopping with Pris & Huiwen
Sunday, August 10, 2008 6:20 PM  I would love to have more girlie outings like this again. Loves.
A bend in the road
6:17 PM Where can we go to find the strength To valiantly keep on trying? Where can we find the hand that will dry The tears that the heart is crying? There's but one place to go And that is to God. And dropping all pretense and pride, We can pour out our problems without restraint And gain strength with Him at our side. And together we stand at life's crossroads And view what we think is the end. But God has a much bigger vision; He tells us it's only a bend. So rest and relax and grow stronger Let go and let God share your load. Your work is not finished or ended You've just come to a bend in the road.
Dog play area alert - West Coast Park
Saturday, August 9, 2008 10:50 PM Hey, if you're reading this & have a dog, do consider West Coast Park as the next venue to bring your dog, for some real fun & mixing around with other dogs. There's a big field which allows dog owners and their dogs to hang around; they can run; play frisbee; mix around with other dogs there; and the best thing is, you don't have to worry that your dog will run away because the area is enclosed! However, if you do decide to go, bring lotsa water as it's probably gonna be pretty hot with all that running & playing. Please be careful that your dogs doesn't get molested by other dogs. As a matter of fact, my 2 cutie pies got molested by a male chi-ko-peh dog who kept licking their private parts. I was a bit fed up with the dog as it kept running over several times & kept forcing himself on them. D and I were busy protecting our 2 cutie pies from being molested. I guess they were pretty angry at the male dog too; as they were growling & showing their sharp teeth. If I see the dog again, i'm gonna castrate him. They really should set up a Dog Police Station over there...     
My da-beau
10:47 AM  Always my love - Beauty See.
Happy 4th month-sary, love.
10:04 AM Happy 4th month-sary, love! Dinner at Sizzler was good; totally in love with the free flow salad bar though I didn’t eat much. Dinner was a good Ribeye steak which was relatively well done; though I much much prefer the steak at Jack’s Place. The potato wasn’t that good as Jack’s Place too; no sour cream & bacon bits, only potation oven baked with butter. It tastes original and bland. Bill came and bill went; D was $65 poorer. :P Then, we went on the flyer because I haven’t been on it. It was an evening of spectacular view from the flyer. The city’s view totally swept me off my feet, only for 5 minutes. The rest of the 25 minutes ride was quite a bore. D already mentioned that the ride was quite boring since he had been on it once with his company dudes, but I didn’t quite believe it. It’s true. I was quite bored after the first 5 minutes; as what Jean had told me too. Maybe when you’ve been on it; you’ll probably get what I’m saying. Oh Ya, I slept right through “The Love Guru” movie; it wasn’t as funny as I expected. Most of the time, I couldn’t catch the jokes and there’s really only one word to describe; totally lame. I should have watched “The Mummy – Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” instead. I wonder Y is it that the movies I chose always SUCK?             
old ginger is still e best..
Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:15 PM I came back home, after doing a lil marketing. Sat down for a lil small chat with my mom; and told her bits of what's happening to me; my friends and my life. It's always very nice to hear her point of view of matters in life. As they say, old ginger is still the best. It's true.. She never fails to listen and offer good advice.. Then I asked myself; how many times have I sat down and listened to her talk? Not too often.. This is smth i'm shamed to say; and I promise to devote more time to listen to her talk instead of me talking all the time. Anyway, I had my 2nd last paper today - Safety in Healthcare. It was a relatively ok paper; I wouldn't say it's easy nor too difficult. But well, I put in my best effort already. Tmr is finally my last paper - Nursing & childbearing which is a module feared by all of us; because it kinda combines Biological science with childbearing and it's too much to bear. I'll just read through & see what kind of miracles can happen.. I've been buying alot of herbal tea recently to drink too, mainly because I've been waking up at 330am everyday to study for the paper before I go for the exam. And it's been really taxing. Really taxing. I'm having a very bad headache and feel feverish, but Im sure it will all be gone after the paper tmr. Yea. Alright, thanks for all ur support. It's going to be the end of my misery soon. Soon. Back to my studies, jiayou.
1m crocodile spotted in Pasir ris park, woohoo!!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 4:53 PM  I saw this on Yahoo News! and it caught my attention. Being the first of its kind, I bet you can never ever find this reptile in Singapore, running free except in enclosed area. Bizzare news!
D..
4:41 PM I miss you. It seems like eternity when I last saw you.
After bio paper...
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 12:24 PM It sure doesn’t kill to enjoy for a while.. Thank u bro, for the treat! While eating the Japanese green pea; I almost swallowed a worm which was found inside the pea. Luckily I decided to check it out first; before putting it into my mouth. After complaining; the conclusion was, only the charges of that plate was waived; as the worm is inside the pea & they can’t do anything about it. Anyway, the price of everything has really gone up up up; now 1 plate of sushi costs $2.29.  Yeah, and did you know that SMRT & SBS has submitted yet another application to raise the fares again. The cost of living in Singapore is really getting too high already. And why hasnt my allowance per mth rise? Boo, ridiculous. I've 3 more pprs left. And looking forward to fri, so much. I've so many friends whom I'll be meeting and catching up with.. Meiyan, Rhys, Priscilla, Gladys, Huiwen, Jean, Ling, Grace, Siew Teng, Ivan, Jack, Jiewei, Shirley, Xiaohan, I'm missing u all so much.. Startin fr Sun, girlie outing with Huiwen & Priscilla.. Tues, will be a meetup with Gladys, Priscilla & Mei Yan. Thurs might be meeting up with Jean & Ling for my early b'day celebration; thank u girls.. Ur r so sweeet to remb my b'day! Till then. Gg to take a nap b4 waking to study Sociology. Gambatte!
nursing - the heart of healthcare
Friday, August 1, 2008 6:11 PM  Happy nurses day to all nurses out there! I received quite a few sms this morning, wishing me a happy nurse day. Thank you all, it cheered me up on a gloomy morning. 12th May is actually the international day to celebrate nurses’ day as it's the birthday of our ever great Florence Nightingale; but in Singapore, it’s different – on 1st August. This day marks the beginning of the development of nursing in Singapore; and my wish is for the nursing career to be more recognized. Do take a look @ Nurses blog which I stumbled upon. Quite interesting. Click here.
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