Just cannot sleep tonight. I have not blogged for awhile, too busy with life & too tired after every shift so I have really gone AWOL on my blogs, which is alright I suppose...Hmm, well I am enjoying my placement in the surgical ward, I've been to the theatre and looking forward to more of those but really- what I do enjoy most of all is being able to know the patients, to be able to sit in their bedside and just have a chat. They say a lot you know, everything about them says a lot and I realized how illness can be very debilitating not just physically and so human contact, so to speak, is vital esp. when one feels vulnerable.
The skills are, well, a skill...but taking the time to know the person behind the illness is the most important part. However, I also find the 'learning' or shall I say mastering of skills challenging, as there is so much to learn! the first couple of weeks were a bit overwhelming- so many drugs, protocols, skills etcetera to familiarize with BUT I am always up for a challenge, so I'm staying positive. I'll get there :)
I have gotten into a rythm now but I keep forgetting to write my 'agenda for the day' in my time ladder and I got reminded for that (chuckle...). That is evidence, see. Oh, well- I am rambling on and perhaps you blog-reader don't have an idea of what I am babbling about...
I am just exhaling my 3 wks. worth of stress away I suppose :) (ha,ha,ha).
Better go and give my brain a rest. Night, err- should I say morning?
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