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May 28th, exactly a week since I last wrote in my blog. I have been checking it regularly actually, although I havent added an entry in it. Today is a really interesting day actually, I started my volunteering at St John of God hospital! Coincidentally, they placed me into the gynaecology ward and I was really excited to start my day there! When i finally reached the ward, I was introduced to the nurse manager and she showed me around, a really quick introduction to the ward and then told me to just go around! The nurses were all really busy, but they were really friendly people. Most of them, at least.
I realised I didn't really like closed doors actually. YOu really never know what to expect behind that closed door! Like how i knocked and opened the door a few times to see that the patient was busy with few other people in the room, or imagine what went through my mind, when i knocked and saw a male patient. I had an impression that all patients were female in this particular ward. Or, how about knocking and then walking in when the patient is breast feeding her baby. Amongst the surprises I encountered, I think I watered about 10 or more bouquets of flowers today! The nurse manager was right, many patients needed help with them, and its these small details which I though wouldnt matter, but they did.
What else did i do today? Helped in the patient transfers from 4th to 5th floor, carried their bags and pushed trolleys, gave out lunch trays and collected them, made beds! Even making a bed had its own procedure. A nurse asked me, do you know how to make hospital fold? I was like... No? I walked around the small ward hundreds of times, other than that, cos I forgot which rooms I knocked on already. Most doors were closed! This other guy thought I was korean too. Met a few nurses and they were nice and helpful!
Glad that I managed to be of some help!
Another interesting thing happened today, my cousin fetched me after volunteering and we went for lunch! You must be thinking that that's nothing interesting? To me, it really is, cos I am not close to this cousin since young, and this is just the 2nd time I am meeting him since he came Perth beginning of the year! Lunch was really good, we talked quite a bit, and most importantly, there was no signs of foreign-ness, or quiet moments. Is that why they say blood is thicker than water? Not sure! But I certainly enjoyed lunch at Saigon!
He is cooking dinner for me tomorrow, going to his place at 6pm! Forsee a sumptuous meal tomorrow! Before that, pizza for dinner tonight!
Jamie says that I always sound like I am having fun! To many of us, this sem has just basically flown by, too quick for me actually! And its true, really many fun mooments!
Time to shift a gear up and study!!!!!!!!!
I realised I didn't really like closed doors actually. YOu really never know what to expect behind that closed door! Like how i knocked and opened the door a few times to see that the patient was busy with few other people in the room, or imagine what went through my mind, when i knocked and saw a male patient. I had an impression that all patients were female in this particular ward. Or, how about knocking and then walking in when the patient is breast feeding her baby. Amongst the surprises I encountered, I think I watered about 10 or more bouquets of flowers today! The nurse manager was right, many patients needed help with them, and its these small details which I though wouldnt matter, but they did.
What else did i do today? Helped in the patient transfers from 4th to 5th floor, carried their bags and pushed trolleys, gave out lunch trays and collected them, made beds! Even making a bed had its own procedure. A nurse asked me, do you know how to make hospital fold? I was like... No? I walked around the small ward hundreds of times, other than that, cos I forgot which rooms I knocked on already. Most doors were closed! This other guy thought I was korean too. Met a few nurses and they were nice and helpful!
Glad that I managed to be of some help!
Another interesting thing happened today, my cousin fetched me after volunteering and we went for lunch! You must be thinking that that's nothing interesting? To me, it really is, cos I am not close to this cousin since young, and this is just the 2nd time I am meeting him since he came Perth beginning of the year! Lunch was really good, we talked quite a bit, and most importantly, there was no signs of foreign-ness, or quiet moments. Is that why they say blood is thicker than water? Not sure! But I certainly enjoyed lunch at Saigon!
He is cooking dinner for me tomorrow, going to his place at 6pm! Forsee a sumptuous meal tomorrow! Before that, pizza for dinner tonight!
Jamie says that I always sound like I am having fun! To many of us, this sem has just basically flown by, too quick for me actually! And its true, really many fun mooments!
Time to shift a gear up and study!!!!!!!!!
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