The Confessions of an always-complaining-NURSE!

I rarely talk about my work-related stories. I seldom blog when it comes to my job. I got a gazillion reasons for not doing so, and the top of them is that, whenever I think about it, it is digging through my veins, that reminds me of how stressful life is!

And today must be a rare day, because I am writing this!

So on a daily basis, may it be Morning, PM, or Night shift, I always have to drag myself to work. Every time I have to imagine the day at work, I always have to pray soooo hard, na sana  BENIGN (in layman's term, sana hindi busy and critical ang patients.)

And one thing about me is that, outside work, I am so hyperactive. Para akong kiti-kiti and super energetic to talk, and I walk and move so fast. Then I don't know why, but pagdating sa work, suddenly, I'm so lowbat. My head bangs to and fro as if my serotonin (sleeping hormone) is so high that keeps me so narcoleptic.

So on our Christmas Party the "Gagamba Award" goes to...... ME!!!
Bakit nga ba gagamba? They explained it. Kasi daw, ang gagamba, pag naihipan, tulog na. nyorks?! okay fine...

I know that every time I pray that the duty will be smooth and swabe, though fate always favor my prayers, I am guilty of being so "mareklamo". Once and for all, I always wanna escape the doom days. I always have to pray that my schedule would be super nice. And God is good, I always got great shifts....

But then again, over and over I keep on complaining...

At some point in my life, whenever I do rant and rant over and over again about my job, I could almost believe that maybe, being a nurse is really a so-called, "CALLING"!!! why? well, uhmmm....just think of it. when it wasn't a calling, then why on earth did I ended with a job I am not indeed happy doing so? Somebody tell me, WHY???!! Somebody's got to be pulling me and gravity is just so irresistible.... Thus, the "calling" happens.

So what do we do that I always complain???

Whenever the intercom rings....dumbidumdum! eto lang yan eh, either,

 "pa change po ng Diaper, the never ending suction!!! we always pronounce it as "sekshon" with wrinkles on our forehead, ung IV line may dugo, d tumutulo ang dextrose, worse, yung "paabot po ng remote".... My golly, as much as we try to rant and rant at the station, syempre pag dating sa room ng patient, with a smile and soft voice, we should  say, "ano po un Mam/sir?!" deng, ang plastik lang.

At sinong nurse ang d gumagawa nito, batukan ko lang....

Of course the courtesy call...Sa tuwing nagriring ang phone, it's as if everyone's shaken, "wag nmn admission or trans-in". Then when we answer, a sudden voice shift happens, "thank you for calling...blah blah blah". So we were trained like that. A bipolar-like person who has dual personality. And so, it has always been a no-no to be a nurse who is short-tempered.

So these are just the few things that makes a life of a nurse lighter on a daily basis.

We do starve a lot!!! Well, we work for 8 hours, and sometimes we do it 12-16 hours at most. And take note, we never do have a break. I mean a formal meal break. We just have to manage our time for us to feed our empty stomachs. So, it is such a pleasure when there would be thoughtful patient who would remember to give something. Minsan, kahit isang tinapay lang eh sobrang appreciated na!

And of course, depende sa kaduty and kaendorse ang severity ng duty. Whenever I am with cool and "efficient" stuffs, mas swabe ang duty. You can see me smiling when I can go downstairs, stay at the canteen, (at the vendo machine) for the refreshments, and sometimes, playing "angry birds....(hihi)

On a lighter note, we as much as possible make our life lighter by joking around, taking pictures, and binge, as much as possible when it is not a busy....

Madami pa, madaming madami pa! iniisip ko pa lang, nakakasuka na Sigh!

Honestly, I wanna be another person. I know that I could no longer get rid of that RN title of mine, but maybe in the near future, I could be someone else. I want a life!!! And I am sick of nursing other people's lives.... I think I am losing mine....But at the end of the day, and even if the world ends on 2012, I will always have that RN thing at the end of my surname.

God save the nurse! =)