The Unseen Realm

Finally my service in Ward 3A ended last Friday. This week I started off in Ward 6B - female medical ward. I…have strong sense of dislike in this ward. First of all, everything is so neat until I cannot find anything. Everything is being kept as though everyone is going to steal everything. Sheesh…I feel more at home in 3A where I alone knew where everything is being kept…bwahahahaha.  Anyway…medical ward has nothing to do other than nasogastric tube feeding. Students more than patients - I don’t have to do vital signs at all. Furthermore, I started off in evening shift where everyhing is soooooooooo slow especially the time. I could just stand next to my patient and watch the saline drips drop by drop. No joke. Secondly, it’s so difficult to care for female clients than male clients. Below are the reasons:

1. Women tend to talk more. They get lonely easier and want to talk to someone. The staff nurse absolutely don’t care so most of them goggled at us, students. I don’t like talking. I don’t know how to react when they told me about their neighbours. I don’t know what to say when they complaint about the food and fan in the ward. I’ve been VERY nice by just smilling and walk away. If a male patient do that, I would have stranggled him.

2. Majority female patients are more ‘manja’. Every single thing they whine - doing all sort of things to get your attention. Nothing to say when MO and Ho are around but the moment they walked off…muyla la tu. ‘Nurse, sakit la.’ ‘Nurse saya mahu ini, mahu itu.’ Bla bla bla…every single thing. Okay, I’m not that heartless but seriously…you can count on me about your health care but women, I’m no psycologist nor counsellor. I can be there to hold you for a while but don’t expect me to hold you all day la…I’ve got other feedings to do le.

I guess that’s why all my patients are those chronic ones. I preferred to be in acute cubicle not because I’m over-confident whatsoever but because I’m not as friendly as the others and I really can’t establish that kind of friendship with my patients. Maybe yes in a long run but for the time being, I preferred to maintain a professional relationship. I can deliver necessary care, no problem but don’t count on me when it comes to therapeutic communication k? I can only do that once in a blue moon with pink polkadots. That’s also to close friends only. Sorry, aunties…

Sigh…I missed my old ward a lot. I m iss they dressing trolley that I’ve cleaned up. I missed the messy cupboard which nobody can find things they want. I miss seeing some broke back mountain scenes most of all XD. Okay, lemme try this…I like 6B. I like 6B. I like 6B…I like 6B…