Today was a wrap! I lift everything to God who guided me well all through out my duty.The day I was long waited for finally arrived and it was a great experience so far. I got the chance to feel the adrenaline rush and sudden feeling of being lost AGAIN courtesy of the new area I’m assigned to. My 5 months of Dialysis duty are over and I’m now assigned at 3rd floor ward.
I got to conquer my biggest enemy—morning
gravity and I got to work on time. God is simply good to me when he sent Barce—my
old HD buddy in the same sched as mine. He was really a huge help a while ago.
My 1st day of duty was definitely less stressful.
Opposite of what I heard, people
at the 3rd floor are kind of welcoming. It’s natural to feel out of
place once in awhile but I think I can handle it. My first task in the floor is
to give patient’s medications, take vital signs and monitor input & output.
There are things I don’t know but I hope I’ll get use to it sooner. The first 4 hours of duty wasn't busy at all
but the other half was toxic especially the last 2 hours. For some moment, I was taken back during my
Laguna duty days where I have no time to spare and every second counts.
Although I felt that “awful” feeling again, I’m relieved that I was able to
pass that point of time and finished the task with less hassle. It feels good
to conquer that one thing you are afraid off.
Some people were there to show
their support and it was definitely comforting. I was visited by a college mate
and he endorsed me with the staffs. Another person visited me on the floor and
said hi. I was surprise he took the effort to do that. I don’t want to give
meaning on everything he does but I was really touched even I didn’t show it
much. He too endorsed me with the staffs and let me hear some good words from
him about my performance at the Dialysis. Thanks to him I felt pressured; it
was nerve wracking you know, but at the back of my mind, I want to make him
proud and the whole Dialysis department. Besides he was my mentor and I like
that fact.
I feel kind a indifferent
probably because I wasn’t able to give everything I got. However, I want to
remind myself that it was my FIRST day. You don’t expect to know and learn
everything. Please give yourself time and treat every situation as another
learning experience.
In conclusion my first day wasn’t
that bad and I owe it to a lot of people and to God. Tomorrow is another day.
With all the things I learned today, I hope I’m gonna perform better tomorrow.
