I am finally home after a two day hospital stay. i feel quite emotionally drained...esp after not sleeping properly two nights in a row..........
Supposedly, this weekend i was supposed to finish up work that i did not manage to complete during my clinical attachment, but i was staying in hospital...so i didnt really manage to do anything (work-wise). But i guess i am glad that i was able to take care of mother, being the filial daughter i have always wanted to be.
However, i couldnt help to think over all the things that have happened for the past month. i've learned so much from my clinical attachment...thanks to great preceptors.....and also, great staff at the wards....of course...the most important ingredient in my learning..the patients......i have learnt to see from their eyes and to step in their shoes.......i am really grateful for all that.
On saturday for example, i was able to convince a non-compliant epileptic patient to be compliant. By chatting with him i found out that he has an 8 year old son, and i simply just used the fact in my counselling to reinforce the importance of compliance to medications, and that his son needs a healthy father and that having a seizure might scare his son. He subsequently promised to take his tablets and to follow the next TCA as given to him. We will be doing another TDM level in 2 weeks, and i hope that i would be able to see improvement in him.
The most happy part of my clinical attachement however, is getting to know staff at the wards...nurses, had to be the most patient people in the world.........not just in dealing with patients but also....ahem...dealing with.....urm...don't know if i should write this...maybe i shouldnt......anyway...i've learn to love nurses.....and appreciate them for the job they do.
The other happy part is getting to know great doctors, our specialists Dr Goh, Dr. Ku, Dr. Kong and the medical MOs...they really are nice people...i remember how ridiculous i was at the beginning of my PRP. i was actually AFRAID of doctors..........hmm..........now that i think back i really feel stupid....
There is one particular person i that truly appreciate, though we don't get along too well, i do appreciate everything you have taught me. if u happen to read this, thanks, you should know who you are. i hope you are not too mad at me....
I am feeling mixed emotions at the moment, i didnt achieve 100% of my targets but i am thankful that celine pronounced i have COMPLETED my clinical attachment..which means i do NOT need to extend. and i am also truly thankful to celine, my dear boss, for being so patient with me. a lot of things have happened with my family this few weeks and i know you have made allowances to the non-achievance of my targets. Thank you again. I wish i had time to buy u a little something but really tied up with mom issues...perhaps for christmas?
Now here i am, trying my best to do some work before sleeping and starting a new day tomorrow, back at OPD........wish me luck dearest blog...........
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