Nurse at Heart

Working in a secondary hospital for almost four years as an admin staff, assigned at the emergency room wearing the typical nursing costume        (scrub suits), and working 12 hours a day (or more) on a shifting basis,was not easy. Just like a doctor, teacher, and the likes, it requires a lot of patience, perseverance and determination. Hospital was like our second home and working in the emergency room was really stressful! We experienced different kinds of treatment from the patients, their relatives and even from our own co- workers, which sometimes degrades us!

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We cannot complain nor ask for a nice treatment from the patients or their relatives. Not even to doctors! We cannot shout the patients every time they spit or vomit on our scrubs, pull our hair and slap our face whenever they want to. Okay! They’re sick, but it doesn’t mean that they can do anything they want just because they’re lying on the bed and fighting for their lives, right? Nurses are also human!!!

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There were times that we ended up celebrating our birthdays, Christmas and other special occasions with the patients and our co workers instead of being with our families and loved ones! (Sad wasn’t?) But you know what? The best thing of being a nurse and working in a hospital is that you get to have your monthly check up for free! You can also bring your mom and the whole gang free of charge too =) (But of course, it would be depending on hospital’s rules and regulations) Mind you, the hospital that I had served for almost 4 years was very strict and firm when it comes to this matter! Good thing I have my ER Family to help me with =)=)

Nurses just wanna have fun =)

Going wacky =)

I also met a lot of good friends (especially at the ER Department) and it feels like they were my second family. We had arguments, we shouted at each others faces, span the charts and threw it in the air as if nobody cares. But at the end of the day, we went home with a smile on our face as if nothing happens.

My ER Family

Being a nurse is not all about the chartings!!! It is all about passion! They work hard not only because they want to earn money, but because this is what they pledge for! 

Emergency Area

 I may not be a nurse by profession but based on my experiences, I am proud to say that indeed, I am a nurse at heart, in my own way!!!

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