Monthly Archives: May 2017
Breathless!!
I was working the beginning of my shift, performing basic vital measures to my elderly patients. After measuring one senior’s ocular light sensitivity,...
Eat at Your Own risk
I work nightshifts at the hospital, and one of the biggest struggles I have is keeping my energy up and staying healthy. Exhaustion often...
Sleepless night woes
I handle HIV testing, and as part of that role I provide people with their test results. It can be really emotional giving people...
Elevator talk
As a hospital transporter, I take patients for their x-rays, tests, and operations. It doesn’t take long to determine who is scared, needs cheered...
SNARKY CONFESSIONS FROM THE FRONT DESK
work at the desk at the main entrance of the hospital. It’s my job to take the patients full name and affix a wristband...
True confessions
You may think I am being foolish by confessing to you some of the things I have done at work that I’m less than...
Horror Movie
Do you know what’s the worst experience in being a nurse? No, it’s not that you have to watch people constantly flood through the...
You’ll Only Feel a Little Prick
As a nurse, I take my job seriously. I chose this profession because I care about people, and I want to help them in...
Night shift woes
NIGHT SHIFT WOESIt took me a long time to get used to working the night shift. Outside the healthcare industry night shifts are often...
All in good fun
Paramedics and nurses are constantly bashing each other. In case you are unfamiliar with the difference between the two, paramedics are the ones responsible...
