how to save a life

a conversation with a dear friend today reminded me that being a nurse is not just one of the most noble profession to date..it also one of the most difficult, demanding and risky job one could ever have.
unlike being an office girl wherein you can just undo any errors you might make while typing a report on a computer, we, nurses, can never undo an erroneous move. In as much as we want to correct our mistakes, most often than not this has already caused detrimental damage to our patients. Sometimes this may even cause a patient's life.

scary.yes it is. I must admit, I am once again reminded of the gravity of my role as a nurse. when we were student nurses, our clinical instructors would always remind us to be very careful when handling patients. We were bombarded every now and then with these reminders:"check on your patients!" that even a slight elevation in the vital signs will always merit a referral to the doctor. But it is very different now that we are working as staff, you are most of the time so absorbed with your routine and so caught up with your your 'skills' that you have the tendency to be lenient.
hmmmmmm......

The conversation I had with a dear friend was an eye opener. It blatantly reminded me of the fact that my patient's life are in my hands. To be seriously honest, I'm just taking this thought back in again. maybe because I am not into clinical practice for years now. I just officially 'resurrected' my nursing career nine days past. I must say it's exhausting, demanding and sharpening.
yes it is, in a holistic kind of way.

despite these, I still am very grateful for this opportunity to be an angel in the sickroom. This is where God put me and I have resolved in my life that I will become a blessing despite the demanding doctors, toxic patients (and even watchers) and even hard to get by co health workers. I have resolved that my heart(and my mind) will be subject to rebuke, correction, instruction in order for me to know (more...) how to save a life....this time, in the physical realm.